| 100% | LOVEBUG | 7 | 30-Across hit song with a video inspired by "The Notebook" |
| 66% | BURNINUP | 8 | 30-Across hit song with a rap verse by the band's bodyguard Robert "Big Rob" Feggans (2 wds.) |
| 55% | ONEINTEN | 8 | UB40 protest song with a name inspired by the unemployment rate |
| 52% | THEFIGHTER | 10 | 2017 hit song by 17-Across that was inspired by his relationship with 30-Across: 2 wds. |
| 49% | WIPEOUT | 7 | Instrumental hit song by the Surfaris with a famous drum solo (2 wds.) |
| 48% | BETH | 4 | A hit song by Kiss, which was performed with the New York Philharmonic |
| 48% | ONE | 3 | A hit song by U2 inspired by the German reunification |
| 47% | LOVE | 4 | "Fell in ___ With a Girl," 2002 song by the White Stripes whose official video features a LEGO-style animation |
| 46% | LIPSAREMOVIN | 12 | 30-Across hit song with the lyric "Talking 'round in circles with your tongue" (3 wds.) |
| 45% | SWEETHOME | 9 | "___ Alabama," 1974 hit song by rock band, Lynyrd Skynyrd that inspired the title of a rom-com starring Reese Witherspoon: 2 wds. |
| 45% | MANINTHEMIRROR | 14 | 1988 hit song by 45-Across with the lyrics "If you want to make the world a better place / Take a look at yourself, and then make a change" (4 wds.) |
| 45% | RAPTURE | 7 | 1981 song by Blondie with lyrics about a man from Mars, who also features in the music video |
| 45% | TELEPHONE | 9 | Hit song by 43-Across with the lyrics "Stop callin' / I don't wanna talk anymore" |
| 45% | TELEPHONE | 9 | Hit song by 42-Across with the lyrics "Stop callin' / I don't wanna talk anymore" |
| 44% | MTV | 3 | Channel launched in 1981 with a video by the Buggles |
| 44% | UMBRELLA | 8 | Hit song by Rihanna with a weather theme |
| 44% | BELLYACHE | 9 | Hit song by 30-Across that begins "Sittin' all alone / Mouth full of gum / In the driveway" |
| 44% | WILDESTDREAMS | 13 | Hit song by 30-Across from the album "1989" that begs, "Say you'll remember me" (2 wds.) |
| 43% | ADEDICATEDFOLLOWER | 18 | With 84 Across, a 1966 song by the Kinks about Mussolini? |
| 43% | APPLAUSE | 8 | Hit song by 43-Across with the lyrics "Live for the way that you cheer and scream for me" |
| 43% | APPLAUSE | 8 | Hit song by 42-Across with the lyrics "Live for the way that you cheer and scream for me" |
| 43% | POKERFACE | 9 | Hit song by 43-Across with the lyrics "Love Game intuition play the cards with spades to start" (2 wds.) |
| 43% | POKERFACE | 9 | Hit song by 42-Across with the lyrics "I wanna hold 'em like they do in Texas, please" (2 wds.) |
| 43% | ROCKETMAN | 9 | 1972 hit song inspired by a Ray Bradbury story |
| 43% | ONE | 3 | A hit song by U2 inspired by the German reunification which is considered one of the greatest songs of all time |
| 42% | BARBARAANN | 10 | 1965 41-Across hit song with a girl's name (2 wds.) |
| 42% | HELPMERHONDA | 12 | 1965 41-Across hit song with a girl's name (3 wds.) |
| 42% | FEELINGS | 8 | Hit song of the 1970s with a repetitive "whoa whoa whoa" chorus |
| 42% | EBB | 3 | With 15-Across, 1953 song that was a hit for the Righteous Brothers in 1965 |
| 42% | TOXIC | 5 | Britney Spears hit song with the lyric "A guy like you should wear a warning" |