| 100% | SHOUT | 5 | 1984 #1 hit from 15-Across |
| 65% | HEADOVERHEELS | 13 | 1985 #3 hit from 15-Across: 3 wds. |
| 64% | FOOTLOOSE | 9 | Kenny Loggins No. 1 hit, from a 1984 film of the same name |
| 52% | LOSINGMY | 8 | With 26-Down, single from 15-Across that became R.E.M.'s biggest hit: 2 wds. |
| 51% | ANGIE | 5 | Rolling Stones #1 hit from 49-Across |
| 51% | NORSE | 5 | From 15-Across |
| 50% | BREVITYIS | 9 | With 24 and 15 Across, quote from "Hamlet" |
| 49% | SARA | 4 | #1 hit from Starship |
| 48% | IRREPLACEABLE | 13 | Beyoncé No. 1 hit single from her 2006 album "B'Day" |
| 47% | CARDIGAN | 8 | Hit single from 15-Across with the lyrics "You put me on and said I was your favorite" |
| 47% | BRAVE | 5 | Lead single from 15-Across |
| 47% | BREAKMYSOUL | 11 | Beyoncé No. 1 hit single from her 2022 album "Renaissance" (3 wds.) |
| 47% | HEARTBREAKER | 12 | 1999 No. 1 hit song for Mariah Carey from her album "Rainbow" |
| 47% | BROWNSUGAR | 10 | #1 hit single from 31-Across with controversial lyrics: 2 wds. |
| 47% | WHATDOYOUMEAN | 13 | #1 hit single from 44-Across's album "Purpose" (4 wds.) |
| 47% | LOVEYOURSELF | 12 | #1 hit single from 44-Across's album "Purpose" (2 wds.) |
| 46% | IMREAL | 6 | #1 hit from the album "J.Lo" |
| 46% | IVORY | 5 | "Ebony and ___" (#1 hit from 1982) |
| 45% | TORN | 4 | "___ Between Two Lovers" (#1 hit from 1977) |
| 45% | LOCA | 4 | "Livin' la Vida ___" (#1 hit from 1999) |
| 45% | PAPA | 4 | "___ Don't Preach" (#1 hit from 1986) |
| 45% | LIKEAVIRGIN | 11 | 1984 #1 hit for Madonna: 3 wds. |
| 45% | THERAVENS | 9 | NFL team from 15-Across: 2 wds. |
| 45% | CARIBBEANQUEEN | 14 | 1984 #1 Billy Ocean hit |
| 45% | GENIEINABOTTLE | 14 | 1999 No. 1 hit for Christina Aguilera from her self-titled album (4 wds.) |
| 45% | CYNDILAUPER | 11 | Singer/songwriter whose first #1 hit song was 15-Across (2 wds.) |
| 44% | WHOCANITBENOW | 13 | #1 hit by 15-Across that's about someone "knocking at my door": 5 wds. |
| 44% | JOYTOTHEWORLD | 13 | 15-Across's 1971 #1 hit whose lyrics begin "Jeremiah was a bullfrog": 4 wds. |
| 44% | TEXASHOLDEM | 11 | Beyoncé No. 1 hit single from her 2024 album "Act II: Cowboy Carter" (3 wds.) |
| 44% | WHOLETTHEDOGSOUT | 16 | Hit song from 2000 ... and a hint to 10 symmetrically arranged Across answers |