| 100% | ISWEAR | 6 | 1994 hit country song for John Michael Montgomery: 2 wds. |
| 46% | SWEAR | 5 | "I ___" (1993 hit song for both country music's John Michael Montgomery and R&B's All-4-One) |
| 39% | LONELYTONIGHT | 13 | 2014 hit song for 17- and 39-Across: 2 wds. |
| 36% | STAY | 4 | 1994 hit song for Lisa Loeb |
| 35% | MUSICSOUNDS | 11 | With 29-Across, hit song for 42-Across: 2 wds. |
| 34% | COTTONEYEDJOE | 13 | Traditional American folk song that was the inspiration for a 1994 hit by Swedish band Rednex: 2 wds., hyph. |
| 33% | IMBAD | 5 | Michael Jackson boast, in a 1987 hit song (2 wds.) |
| 33% | WALKERHAYES | 11 | Singer of the 2021 country song "AA": 2 wds. |
| 33% | TENORSAX | 8 | Instrument for John Coltrane and Bill Clinton: 2 wds. |
| 33% | SEASHANTY | 9 | Traditional folk song for a sailor: 2 wds. |
| 32% | KISSME | 6 | Top 10 hit song for Sixpence None the Richer (2 wds.) |
| 32% | EVERYSTORM | 10 | 2012 hit song from country singer Gary Allan: 2 wds. |
| 32% | LISALOEB | 8 | Singer with the 1994 hit "Stay (I Missed You)": 2 wds. |
| 32% | SPLITSECOND | 11 | GSN game show hosted by John Michael Higgins: 2 wds. |
| 32% | AHERO | 5 | "Holding Out for ___" (1984 Bonnie Tyler hit song) (2 wds.) |
| 32% | AMAN | 4 | "Walk Like ___" (hit song for the Four Seasons) (2 wds.) |
| 32% | THEPRETENDERS | 13 | Band with the 1994 hit "I'll Stand by You": 2 wds. |
| 32% | SAMSMITH | 8 | Singer of the theme song for the Bond movie "Spectre": 2 wds. |
| 32% | TOMJONES | 8 | Singer of the theme song for the Bond movie "Thunderball": 2 wds. |
| 32% | BRANDICARLILE | 13 | 18-Across and 42-Across singer who won a Best Country Song Grammy Award for "Bring My Flowers Now" (2 wds.) |
| 32% | EYEOF | 5 | "___ the Tiger" (hit song for Survivor): 2 wds. |
| 31% | ICROSSMYHEART | 13 | 1992 #1 song for 39-Across from the album "Pure Country" (4 wds.) |
| 31% | CHICKENFRIED | 12 | Zac Brown Band's food-titled #1 country song of 2008: 2 wds. |
| 31% | GLENCAMPBELL | 12 | "Rhinestone Cowboy" singer who recently won the Best Country Song Grammy: 2 wds. |
| 31% | LETSDANCE | 9 | Hit title song from David Bowie's 1983 album: 2 wds. |
| 31% | KICKTHEDUSTUP | 13 | 2015 #1 country hit for 45-Across: 4 wds. |
| 31% | CANTBUYMELOVE | 13 | 1964 #1 song for The Beatles written by 46-Across and John Lennon (4 wds.) |
| 31% | IDO | 3 | "When I Said ___," romantic country song by musical couple Clint and Lisa Black: 2 wds. |
| 30% | BILLIEEILISH | 12 | Singer of the theme song for the Bond movie "No Time to Die": 2 wds. |
| 30% | LITTLEBIGTOWN | 13 | Country band with the hit songs "Girl Crush" and "Better Man" (3 wds.) |