| 100% | STAYWITHME | 10 | 2014 Sam Smith hit that later had to give Tom Petty a songwriting credit: 3 wds. |
| 56% | BLURREDLINES | 12 | 2013 Robin Thicke hit that later had to give Marvin Gaye a songwriting credit: 2 wds. |
| 55% | UPTOWNFUNK | 10 | 2014 Mark Ronson hit that later had to give members of the Gap Band songwriting credits: 2 wds. |
| 32% | STAYWITHME | 10 | 2014 Sam Smith title whose first word is a 2013 Rihanna title: 3 wds. |
| 28% | STAYWITHME | 10 | Sam Smith song that won the 2014 Song of the Year Grammy (3 wds.) |
| 27% | LATCH | 5 | 2012 Disclosure hit featuring Sam Smith that peaked in 2014 ... or a gate fastener |
| 26% | TURNTURNTURN | 12 | 1965 Byrds hit that's a "triple": 3 wds. |
| 26% | BYEBYEBYE | 9 | 2000 'N Sync hit that's a "triple": 3 wds. |
| 26% | GONEGONEGONE | 12 | 2013 Phillip Phillips hit that's a "triple": 3 wds. |
| 26% | FUNFUNFUN | 9 | 1964 Beach Boys hit that's a "triple": 3 wds. |
| 25% | UNHOLY | 6 | Sam Smith and Kim Petras' 2022 song that became a Billboard No.1 hit |
| 25% | THEWEEKEND | 10 | 2017 SZA hit that has a remix with Calvin Harris: 2 wds. |
| 25% | ONLYTHELONELY | 13 | 1960 Roy Orbison hit that has the same title as, and is featured in, a 1991 John Candy film (3 wds.) |
| 25% | GOODLUCKCHARM | 13 | 1962 Elvis hit that was his next-to-last #1 song: 3 wds. |
| 25% | MOVINOUT | 8 | 1978 Billy Joel hit that gave its name to a 2002 Broadway musical |
| 25% | OHPRETTYWOMAN | 13 | 1964 Roy Orbison hit that has almost the same title as, and is featured in, a 1990 Julia Roberts film (3 wds.) |
| 25% | THOUGHTYOU | 10 | With 34-Across, 2022 Morgan Wallen hit that's a tribute to his mother: 2 wds. |
| 24% | IWONTBACKDOWN | 13 | Tom Petty song with the line "In a world that keeps on pushin' me around" (4 wds.) |
| 24% | YAHOO | 5 | Company that had a 2014 data breach on 3 billion accounts |
| 24% | FINALTOUCH | 10 | Last detail that makes things perfect ... and what each answer to a starred clue has? |
| 24% | THOMPSONTWINS | 13 | Band that had a #11 hit in 1984 with "Doctor! Doctor!": 2 wds. |
| 23% | SINGLELADIES | 12 | 2008 #1 hit for Beyoncé that had the subtitle "Put a Ring on It": 2 wds. |
| 23% | FUNFUNFUN | 9 | 1964 Beach Boys hit that references a T-Bird: 3 wds. |
| 23% | MORNINGTRAIN | 12 | 1981 #1 hit for Sheena Easton that had the subtitle "Nine to Five": 2 wds. |
| 23% | OZONELAYER | 10 | Shielding region in the stratosphere, that has a hole thanks to human activities: 2 wds. |
| 22% | EMERALDCITY | 11 | Nickname of Seattle that has a reference to the lush green forest of the area: 2 wds. |
| 22% | WALLSTREET | 10 | 1987 film, starring Michael Douglas as a corporate raider, that had a sequel 23 years later: 2 wds. |
| 22% | THEHUSTLER | 10 | 1961 film, starring Paul Newman as a pool shark, that had a sequel 25 years later: 2 wds. |
| 22% | SAND | 4 | Beach particles that Sam Raimi studied under a microscope to create the anti-hero of "Spider-Man 3" |
| 22% | LAVENDERHAZE | 12 | 2022 top 10 hit by Taylor Swift that has a foggy weather term in the title: 2 wds. |