| 100% | OPP | 3 | 1991 Naughty by Nature hit that begins "Arm me with harmony" |
| 51% | OPP | 3 | Naughty by Nature hit with the repeated lyric "Yeah, you know me" |
| 46% | OPP | 3 | Acronymically titled 1991 Naughty by Nature hit |
| 40% | OPP | 3 | "You down with ___? Yeah, you know me!" (Refrain from a Naughty by Nature 1991 hit) |
| 36% | OPP | 3 | Acronym in a Naughty by Nature hit |
| 34% | APPLAUSE | 8 | Hit song by 43-Across with the lyrics "Live for the way that you cheer and scream for me" |
| 34% | APPLAUSE | 8 | Hit song by 42-Across with the lyrics "Live for the way that you cheer and scream for me" |
| 33% | RIDIN | 5 | 2006 #1 Chamillionaire hit that begins "They see me rollin'" |
| 33% | RIDIN | 5 | Chamillionaire hit that begins, "They see me rollin' / They hatin'" |
| 33% | ADIA | 4 | 1998 hit that begins "___, I do believe I failed you" |
| 32% | MYHUMPS | 7 | Grammy-winning hit that begins "Whatcha gon' do with all that junk" |
| 32% | THELAZYSONG | 11 | Hit single by 45-Across that begins, "Today I don't feel like doing anything" (3 wds.) |
| 32% | EVILWOMAN | 9 | 1975 Electric Light Orchestra hit that begins "You made a fool of me" |
| 31% | STAY | 4 | "___ With Me," hit song by Sam Smith |
| 31% | FINE | 4 | "___ by me" ("I'm okay with that") |
| 31% | CRYIN | 5 | 1993 Aerosmith hit that begins "There was a time / When I was so broken-hearted" |
| 31% | GYPSY | 5 | Fleetwood Mac hit that begins, “So I’m back to the velvet underground” |
| 31% | TAOISM | 6 | Eastern philosophy that preaches harmony with nature |
| 31% | ICRIED | 6 | 1954 Patti Page hit that begins "It was winter when you told me you were leaving" |
| 30% | TEN | 3 | 1991 album by Pearl Jam with the hit single "Jeremy" |
| 30% | HELLAGOOD | 9 | Grammy-nominated No Doubt hit that begins "The waves keep on crashing on me for some reason" |
| 30% | ANTIHERO | 8 | Taylor Swift hit that begins, "I have this thing where I get older, but just never wiser" |
| 30% | SSN | 3 | Nine-digit I.D. that never begins with “666” |
| 29% | BLUEBERRYHILL | 13 | Hit song by 41-Across that begins, "I found my thrill ... " (2 wds.) |
| 29% | STUPID | 6 | With 40-Across, Lady Gaga hit that begins, "You're the one that I've been waiting for / Gotta quit this crying" |
| 29% | BENEKING | 8 | Singer who had a 1961 hit with Stand By Me |
| 29% | MELODYFAIR | 10 | 1969 Bee Gees hit that begins "Who is the girl with the crying face / Looking at millions of signs?" |
| 29% | AHA | 3 | Band that had a #1 hit with "Take on Me": Hyph. |
| 29% | KARMAPOLICE | 11 | 1997 Radiohead hit that ends with the repeated line "For a minute there / I lost myself" |
| 28% | BADD | 4 | Color Me ___, group with the 1991 hit "I Wanna Sex You Up" |