| 100% | STANKYLEG | 9 | 2000s hip-hop dance based on a song by the GS Boyz |
| 61% | WATUSI | 6 | 1960s novelty dance based on a song by the Orlons |
| 57% | HUSTLE | 6 | 1970s novelty dance based on a song by Van McCoy and the Soul City Symphony |
| 43% | TIMEWARP | 8 | 1970s novelty dance based on a song in "The Rocky Horror Picture Show": 2 wds. |
| 42% | LOVEYOU | 7 | "P.S. I ___," film based on a novel which shares its title with a 1962 song by The Beatles: 2 wds. |
| 41% | MACARENA | 8 | 1990s novelty dance based on a Los del Rio song |
| 40% | ELECTRICSLIDE | 13 | 1970s novelty dance based on a Marcia Griffiths song: 2 wds. |
| 39% | JUJU | 4 | American hip hop duo Zay Hilfigerrr and Zayion McCall's hit song "___ on That Beat" which turned into a viral dance challenge |
| 39% | ORNEVER | 7 | "It's Now ___," a song by Elvis Presley that is based on the Italian song "O Sole Mio" and Tony Martin's "There's No Tomorrow": 2 wds. |
| 38% | FARGO | 5 | TV series based on a 1996 film by the Coen brothers |
| 36% | ICEANDFIRE | 10 | "A Song of ___," the epic fantasy novel by George R. R. Martin on which 30a is based: 3 wds. |
| 36% | THEFIRM | 7 | American legal thriller film based on a John Grisham novel by the same name: 2 wds. |
| 36% | TAHITITROT | 10 | Dmitri Shostakovich composition based on the song Tea for Two by Vincent Youmans |
| 35% | BEWITCHED | 9 | 2005 American romantic comedy film based on a TV show of the same name directed by Nora Ephron |
| 35% | PATCH | 5 | ___ Adams, character based on a real-life doctor who was played by Robin Williams in the eponymous 1998 film |
| 35% | PASODOBLE | 9 | Latin dance based on a bullfight |
| 35% | ATAFUNERAL | 10 | "Death ___," dark comedy starring Peter Dinklage based on a British film of the same name by Dean Craig: 3 wds. |
| 35% | NIGHTSHADE | 10 | Song by 28-Across that was a single on the "Game of Thrones" promotional album "For the Throne" |
| 34% | BARBEROFSEVILLE | 15 | Opera based on a play by Pierre Beaumarchais, with "The" |
| 34% | WAITING | 7 | "___ on a War," song by Foo Fighters that won the Grammy Award for Best Rock song in 2022 |
| 34% | SWEETDAY | 8 | "One ___," a song by Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men, that was Billboard's most successful song of the 1990s: 2 wds. |
| 34% | FIVE | 4 | "___ on a Treasure Island," 1957 British film serial based on the novel of the same name by Enid Blyton |
| 34% | SALT | 4 | *Common seasoning on a table ... or one half of a hip hop group with the hit "Push It" |
| 34% | LEANONME | 8 | 1989 high-school film based on a song title |
| 34% | ODE | 3 | "___ to Billy Joe" (1976 movie based on a song) |
| 33% | FAIRLADY | 8 | Musical based on a novel by George Bernard Shaw, "My ___" was the longest-running Broadway show between 1956 - 1962: 2 wds. |
| 33% | MACARENA | 8 | 1993 song by Los del Rio that became a dance craze after it was covered by the Bayside Boys |
| 33% | BLUE | 4 | "Tangled Up in ___," 1975 song by Bob Dylan which is a part of his album, "Blood on the Tracks" |
| 33% | SCORPIO | 7 | Instrumental hit song by Dennis Coffey and the Detroit Guitar Band sampled on Young MC's "Bust a Move" |
| 33% | DEEP | 4 | ___ Purple, "Smoke on the Water" band whose name was inspired by a Peter DeRose song |