| 100% | CRYIN | 5 | 1993 Aerosmith hit that begins "There was a time / When I was so broken-hearted" |
| 54% | SADSONGS | 8 | Elton John hit that begins "Guess there are times when we all need to share a little pain" |
| 41% | LOSER | 5 | Beck song that begins "In the time of chimpanzees I was a monkey" |
| 40% | ICRIED | 6 | 1954 Patti Page hit that begins "It was winter when you told me you were leaving" |
| 37% | ALIVE | 5 | “Stayin’ ___” (disco hit that can be used as a timing aid when performing CPR) |
| 36% | RUTH | 4 | Book that begins "In the days when the judges ruled, there was a famine in the land" |
| 36% | EVILWOMAN | 9 | 1975 Electric Light Orchestra hit that begins "You made a fool of me" |
| 34% | SOS | 3 | ABBA song with a chorus that begins "So when you're near me, darling, can't you hear me ..." |
| 34% | PROPOSAL | 8 | "Will you marry me?" gesture that is a popular break-time sight in most stadium sports |
| 34% | MYFOOLISHHEART | 14 | 1950 hit that begins "The night is like a lovely tune" |
| 33% | VIOLETHILL | 10 | Coldplay hit song that begins, "Was a long and dark December / From the rooftops I remember" (2 wds.) |
| 33% | ALLBYMYSELF | 11 | No. 2 hit for Céline Dion that begins, “When I was young / I never needed anyone” |
| 33% | SHAPEOFYOU | 10 | 51-Across song that begins, "The club isn't the best place to find a lover / So the bar is where I go" (3 wds.) |
| 32% | OCEANEYES | 9 | Hit song by 30-Across that begins "I've been watching you / For some time / Can't stop staring" (2 wds.) |
| 32% | ICRIED | 6 | Patti Page song that begins "It was winter when you told me you were leaving" |
| 32% | OCEANEYES | 9 | Billie Eilish hit song that begins "I've been watching you / For some time / Can't stop staring" (2 wds.) |
| 32% | TIE | 3 | Thing that may be cause for a celebration when it's broken |
| 31% | ADIA | 4 | Sarah McLachlan hit that lost a Grammy to “My Heart Will Go On” |
| 31% | TURNTURNTURN | 12 | 1965 #1 hit for the Byrds that had the subtitle "To Everything There Is a Season": 3 wds. |
| 31% | CHORD | 5 | "Now I've heard there was a secret ___ / That David played and it pleased the Lord" ("Hallelujah" lyric) |
| 31% | YMCA | 4 | Where there are "many ways to have a good time," in a 1978 hit |
| 31% | SUMMERTIMEBLUES | 15 | 1958 hit song that begins "I'm a-gonna raise a fuss, I'm a-gonna raise a holler" |
| 30% | BABY | 4 | Justin Bieber hit that was the most-watched video on YouTube for a long time |
| 30% | STUPID | 6 | With 40-Across, Lady Gaga hit that begins, "You're the one that I've been waiting for / Gotta quit this crying" |
| 30% | FAIRYTALE | 9 | Story that begins "Once upon a time..." |
| 30% | KARMAPOLICE | 11 | 1997 Radiohead hit that ends with the repeated line "For a minute there / I lost myself" |
| 30% | ISTHISLOVE | 10 | 1978 Bob Marley hit whose title words are sung four times before "... that I'm feelin'" |
| 30% | JAB | 3 | Hit that begins a one-two |
| 30% | ONEFINEDAY | 10 | When "the arms I long for will open wide," in a 1963 top 5 hit |
| 30% | FREEDOM | 7 | A hit song by Pharrell Williams that was used in the film "Despicable Me 3" |