| 100% | WILDWILDWEST | 12 | 1988 song one might call a "Club" hit (it was performed by the Escape Club): 3 wds. |
| 77% | RIGHTONTRACK | 12 | 1987 song one might call a "Club" hit (it was performed by Breakfast Club): 3 wds. |
| 72% | KARMACHAMELEON | 14 | 1983 song one might call a "Club" hit (it was performed by Culture Club): 2 wds. |
| 47% | CLOSETOME | 9 | "Don't Stand So ___," a hit song by the band led by Sting - whose birthday it is today: 3 wds. |
| 41% | SHESGOTYOU | 10 | Pop song by 17a which was covered by Loretta Lynn and went on to become a number one country hit: 3 wds. |
| 41% | ALWAYSLOVEYOU | 13 | "I Will ___," number-one hit by Whitney Houston recorded for "The Bodyguard" which is a cover of a Dolly Parton song: 3 wds. |
| 40% | BETH | 4 | A hit song by Kiss, which was performed with the New York Philharmonic |
| 40% | IWANTIT | 7 | "___ That Way," a hit song by the Backstreet Boys: 3 wds. |
| 40% | ISLANDSIN | 9 | "___ the Stream," a song by Kenny Rogers - whose birthday it is today - and Dolly Parton which reached No.1 on the Billboard Hot 100: 3 wds. |
| 40% | TOOMANYRIVERS | 13 | Song by 17-Across covered by 40-Across that was a hit for Brenda Lee in the 1960s (3 wds.) |
| 39% | GOODASHELL | 10 | Song on 46-Across's EP "Coconut Oil" that became a Billboard hit after she performed it at the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards (3 wds.) |
| 38% | FREEDOM | 7 | A hit song by Pharrell Williams that was used in the film "Despicable Me 3" |
| 38% | VOICEMAIL | 9 | It may be left after the beep when a call's not answered: 2 wds. |
| 38% | ONEFINEDAY | 10 | 1980 Carole King song about a love-to-be that was recorded earlier by the Chiffons: 3 wds. |
| 38% | WITHOUTYOU | 10 | 2020 song by the Kid Laroi whose remix was a top 10 hit in 2021: 2 wds. |
| 38% | INTHEWIND | 9 | "Candle ___," a hit song by Elton John that was produced by 31-Across: 3 wds. |
| 38% | TAKEMETO | 8 | "___ Church," hit song by Hozier which was nominated for a Grammy in 2015: 3 wds. |
| 38% | THISMOMENT | 10 | "From ___ On," a hit song by Shania Twain, whose birthday it is today: 2 wds. |
| 38% | CHASINGSTARS | 12 | 2021 hit song by 17-Down featuring Alesso and James Bay with the lyrics "It was planets meeting / It was synced up breathing / There were angels calling and more free falling" (2 wds.) |
| 37% | WALKONBY | 8 | Song by Burt Bacharach and 26-Across that was a hit for 15-Across in 1964: 3 wds. |
| 37% | BRIEFHISTORYOF | 14 | "A ___Time," 1988 book on cosmology by Stephen Hawking which is written in a non-technical way for the masses: 3 wds. |
| 37% | LEANONME | 8 | Song that was a #1 hit for Bill Withers in 1972 and for Club Nouveau in 1987: 3 wds. |
| 37% | HOLEINONE | 9 | The best score one can get in golf, also called ace, and is a very rare occurrence: 3 wds. |
| 37% | ONE | 3 | A hit song by U2, which is considered one of the greatest songs of all time |
| 37% | DIDNT | 5 | "___ We Almost Have It All," number-one hit by Whitney Houston that received a Grammy nomination for Song of the Year in 1988 |
| 36% | ONE | 3 | A hit song by U2 inspired by the German reunification which is considered one of the greatest songs of all time |
| 36% | SAYMYNAME | 9 | A song by Destiny's Child - Beyonce's original band - which is now considered one of their signature songs: 3 wds. |
| 36% | LIKEAPRAYER | 11 | 1989 pop rock song by Madonna that is a part of her fourth studio album of the same name: 3 wds. |
| 36% | CRAZYFORYOU | 11 | 1985 pop song by Madonna that is a part of the soundtrack to the film "Vision Quest": 3 wds. |
| 36% | COTTONEYEDJOE | 13 | Traditional American folk song that was the inspiration for a 1994 hit by Swedish band Rednex: 2 wds., hyph. |