| 100% | REBELYELL | 9 | 42-Across hit song that is featured in Metal Gear, Guitar Hero, and WWE video games (2 wds.) |
| 45% | CRADLEOFLOVE | 12 | 42-Across hit song that was covered by Alvin and the Chipmunks in 1991 (3 wds.) |
| 39% | BLUEBAYOU | 9 | Roy Orbison song that was a #3 hit for 32-Across in 1977: 2 wds. |
| 37% | THEENTERTAINER | 14 | Scott Joplin instrumental song that was a hit in 1974: 2 wds. |
| 36% | WHITEWEDDING | 12 | 42-Across hit song that plays over a bridal montage in a 1998 Adam Sandler film (2 wds.) |
| 35% | LEANONME | 8 | Song that was a #1 hit for Bill Withers in 1972 and for Club Nouveau in 1987: 3 wds. |
| 34% | MARGARITAVILLE | 14 | 42-Across hit song with the lyrics "But there's booze in the blender / And soon it will render / That frozen concoction that helps me hang on" |
| 34% | IFALLAPART | 10 | Song by 42-Across that became a hit after a live-performance video went viral in 2017 (3 wds.) |
| 34% | TOOMUCHHEAVEN | 13 | Song that was the first of three #1 singles by 42-Across in 1979 (3 wds.) |
| 34% | ITSSOEASY | 9 | Crickets song that was a #5 hit for 32-Across in 1977: 3 wds. |
| 33% | MIKETYSON | 9 | Heavyweight champ who's been featured in the "Punch-Out!!" boxing video game: 2 wds. |
| 33% | JINGLEBELL | 10 | "___ Rock," Christmas song that was featured on the "Mean Girls" soundtrack: 2 wds. |
| 32% | MADDENNFL | 9 | Video game franchise that featured 15-Across on the cover of the 2011 version: 2 wds. |
| 32% | CHARIOTSOFFIRE | 14 | Vangelis instrumental song that was a hit in 1982: 3 wds. |
| 32% | WALKONBY | 8 | Song by Burt Bacharach and 26-Across that was a hit for 15-Across in 1964: 3 wds. |
| 32% | REACHOUTFORME | 13 | Song by Burt Bacharach and 26-Across that was a hit for 15-Across in 1964: 4 wds. |
| 32% | EBONYANDIVORY | 13 | Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder song that was a No. 1 hit in 1982 (3 wds.) |
| 32% | MUSICBOXDANCER | 14 | Frank Mills instrumental song that was a hit in 1979: 3 wds. |
| 32% | EYEOFTHETIGER | 13 | Survivor song that was a No. 1 hit in 1982 (4 wds.) |
| 32% | CROCODILEROCK | 13 | 1973 Elton John song that was his first #1 hit: 2 wds. |
| 32% | MAGICMAN | 8 | 1976 Heart song that was their first top 10 hit: 2 wds. |
| 32% | NAUGHTYDOG | 10 | Video game company that created the "Uncharted" action-adventure game series, which has been adapted into a film starring Antonio Banderas, 31-Across, and 43-Across (2 wds.) |
| 31% | FAIRTRADE | 9 | Drake song that hit #3 in 2021: 2 wds. |
| 31% | EASTEREGG | 9 | Hidden feature in a video game: 2 wds. |
| 31% | DIEYOUNG | 8 | 2012 song that was 33-Across's seventh consecutive Top 10 hit (2 wds.) |
| 31% | DONTYOUWANTME | 13 | The Human League song that was a No. 1 hit in 1982 (4 wds.) |
| 31% | IMA | 3 | "___ Believer," song covered by Smash Mouth that was featured in the "Shrek" franchise: 2 wds. |
| 31% | VIOLETHILL | 10 | Coldplay hit song that begins, "Was a long and dark December / From the rooftops I remember" (2 wds.) |
| 30% | HIGHFIDELITY | 12 | 50-Across novel that was adapted into a feature film in 2000, a Broadway musical in 2006, and a TV series in 2020 (2 wds.) |
| 30% | UNDERPRESSURE | 13 | Hit song from the British rock band "Queen" that featured David Bowie: 2 wds. |