| 100% | ROUNDHERE | 9 | 1994 Counting Crows song that begins, "Step out the front door like a ghost": 2 wds. |
| 38% | LETEM | 5 | "___ In" (Wings song that begins, "Someone's knockin' at the door") (2 wds.) |
| 37% | COTTONEYEDJOE | 13 | Traditional American folk song that was the inspiration for a 1994 hit by Swedish band Rednex: 2 wds., hyph. |
| 36% | VIOLETHILL | 10 | Coldplay hit song that begins, "Was a long and dark December / From the rooftops I remember" (2 wds.) |
| 35% | MYWAY | 5 | Sinatra song that begins, "And now, the end is near": 2 wds. |
| 32% | LOSEYOURSELF | 12 | 2002 Eminem rap song that topped the Hot 100 for a record-tying 12 weeks: 2 wds. |
| 32% | LEGOHOUSE | 9 | 51-Across song that begins, "I'm gonna pick up the pieces" (2 wds.) |
| 31% | 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.) |
| 31% | ONLOAN | 6 | Like a book that has been checked out from a library: 2 wds. |
| 30% | MYWAY | 5 | Classic Frank Sinatra song that begins, "And now, the end is near" (2 wds.) |
| 30% | SMASHHIT | 8 | Song that's a huge success: 2 wds. |
| 30% | ATSEA | 5 | Like a ship crossing the ocean: 2 wds. |
| 30% | JOYTOTHEWORLD | 13 | 1971 #1 song that begins, "Jeremiah was a bullfrog" (4 wds.) |
| 29% | ONTAP | 5 | Like beer that comes out of a spout: 2 wds. |
| 29% | ALOT | 4 | "It's Beginning to Look ___ Like Christmas," a hit song by Perry Como and the Fontane Sisters: 2 wds. |
| 29% | LOSER | 5 | Beck song that begins "In the time of chimpanzees I was a monkey" |
| 29% | LADYMARMALADE | 13 | A popular song that was covered by Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mya and Pink for the soundtrack of "Moulin Rouge!": 2 wds. |
| 29% | UPROOTED | 8 | Like a tree that has been lifted out of the ground |
| 29% | ATBAT | 5 | Like a baseball slugger who's facing the pitcher: 2 wds. |
| 29% | BADGUY | 6 | Billie Eilish song that topped the charts: 2 wds. |
| 29% | FIELDSOFGOLD | 12 | 39-Across song that begins "You'll remember me when the west wind moves" (3 wds.) |
| 29% | IFIAINTGOTYOU | 13 | 2004 Alicia Keys song that begins "Some people live for the fortune ...": 5 wds. |
| 29% | TIMELESS | 8 | Like a song or a style that never goes out of fashion |
| 29% | ONDEMAND | 8 | Like a TV show that's available to watch anytime: 2 wds. |
| 29% | WARMSUP | 7 | Gets ready, like a pitcher in the bullpen: 2 wds. |
| 28% | WITCHYWOMAN | 11 | Eagles song that a sorceress might sing on Halloween?: 2 wds. |
| 28% | RUNSDRY | 7 | Peters out, like a well: 2 wds. |
| 28% | WHITECHRISTMAS | 14 | Oscar-winning Irving Berlin song that's a seasonal favorite: 2 wds. |
| 28% | BILLIEJEAN | 10 | 1983 Michael Jackson song that inspired a moonwalk dance craze: 2 wds. |
| 28% | THEENTERTAINER | 14 | Scott Joplin instrumental song that was a hit in 1974: 2 wds. |