| 100% | THETWIST | 8 | 34-Across song that went to #1 twice and launched a huge dance craze: 2 wds. |
| 37% | PONYTIME | 8 | 1961 #1 hit for 34-Across that launched a horse-riding dance: 2 wds. |
| 37% | SUMMERSIXTEEN | 13 | 2016 Drake hit that went to #1 on the Billboard R&B and Rap charts: 2 wds. |
| 37% | HOTLINEBLING | 12 | 2015 Drake hit that went to #1 on the Billboard R&B and Rap charts: 2 wds. |
| 36% | BILLIEJEAN | 10 | 1983 Michael Jackson song that inspired a moonwalk dance craze: 2 wds. |
| 36% | STONE | 5 | 3, 2, 1... And off it goes! Small "rocky" missile from a slingshot that is launched into the air |
| 35% | JUMPAROUND | 10 | 1992 House of Pain song that inspired a bouncing dance craze: 2 wds. |
| 35% | SMASHHIT | 8 | Song that's a huge success: 2 wds. |
| 33% | 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.) |
| 32% | STARWARS | 8 | 1977 movie that launched a huge sci-fi franchise: 2 wds. |
| 32% | ISLANDSIN | 9 | With 40-Across, song that reached #1 on Billboard's country and Hot 100 charts in 1983: 2 wds. |
| 32% | ARROW | 5 | 3, 2, 1... And off it goes! Archer's pointed weapon from a bow that is launched into the air |
| 31% | HIT | 3 | Song that goes to #1 |
| 31% | BESTIEVERHAD | 12 | 2009 Drake hit that went to #1 on the Billboard R&B and Rap charts: 4 wds. |
| 31% | IRONMAN | 7 | 44-Across song that shares its title with a Robert Downey, Jr. superhero film: 2 wds. |
| 30% | PEOPLE | 6 | 3, 2, 1... And off they go! Folks on a bungee trampoline who launch themselves into the air |
| 30% | UCANTTOUCHTHIS | 14 | 1990 MC Hammer song that inspired a hip-hop dance craze: 4 wds. |
| 30% | ROCKET | 6 | 3, 2, 1... And off it goes! Astronaut's fuel-powered vehicle that is launched up into the air |
| 30% | SPACE | 5 | 3, 2, 1... And off it goes! ___ shuttle, NASA's flying vehicle that is launched up into the air |
| 30% | BLUEBAYOU | 9 | Roy Orbison song that was a #3 hit for 32-Across in 1977: 2 wds. |
| 29% | UPSIDEDOWN | 10 | 1980 50-Across song that hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, Disco, and Soul charts (2 wds.) |
| 29% | LEANONME | 8 | Song that was a #1 hit for Bill Withers in 1972 and for Club Nouveau in 1987: 3 wds. |
| 29% | EATIN | 5 | Don't go to a restaurant: 2 wds. |
| 29% | THOUGHTYOU | 10 | With 34-Across, 2022 Morgan Wallen hit that's a tribute to his mother: 2 wds. |
| 29% | SHESGOTYOU | 10 | Pop song by 17a which was covered by Loretta Lynn and went on to become a number one country hit: 3 wds. |
| 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% | VIOLETHILL | 10 | Coldplay hit song that begins, "Was a long and dark December / From the rooftops I remember" (2 wds.) |
| 29% | EBONYANDIVORY | 13 | Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder song that was a No. 1 hit in 1982 (3 wds.) |
| 29% | DIAMONDDOGS | 11 | David Bowie song that should be listened to on a 60th wedding anniversary?: 2 wds. |
| 29% | TIGHTENUP | 9 | 27-Across song that won a Grammy Award in 2011 (2 wds.) |