| 100% | DOWNUNDER | 9 | 48-Across 1980 song that mentions a "Vegemite sandwich" (2 wds.) |
| 64% | DOWNUNDER | 9 | Men at Work song that mentions a vegemite sandwich |
| 49% | SMASHHIT | 8 | Song that's a huge success: 2 wds. |
| 46% | WITCHYWOMAN | 11 | Eagles song that a sorceress might sing on Halloween?: 2 wds. |
| 45% | THETWIST | 8 | 34-Across song that went to #1 twice and launched a huge dance craze: 2 wds. |
| 45% | IRONMAN | 7 | 44-Across song that shares its title with a Robert Downey, Jr. superhero film: 2 wds. |
| 45% | BLUEBAYOU | 9 | Roy Orbison song that was a #3 hit for 32-Across in 1977: 2 wds. |
| 43% | HOLIDAYINN | 10 | 1942 film that won a Best Original Song Oscar for 34-Across: 2 wds. |
| 43% | DIAMONDDOGS | 11 | David Bowie song that should be listened to on a 60th wedding anniversary?: 2 wds. |
| 43% | COMETOGETHER | 12 | 1969 #1 Beatles song that was subject of a Chuck Berry plagiarism lawsuit: 2 wds. |
| 43% | MONSTERMASH | 11 | Bobby "Boris" Pickett song that a vampire or werewolf might sing on Halloween?: 2 wds. |
| 42% | ROUNDHERE | 9 | 1994 Counting Crows song that begins, "Step out the front door like a ghost": 2 wds. |
| 42% | LOSEYOURSELF | 12 | 2002 Eminem rap song that topped the Hot 100 for a record-tying 12 weeks: 2 wds. |
| 41% | TIGHTENUP | 9 | 27-Across song that won a Grammy Award in 2011 (2 wds.) |
| 41% | BILLIEJEAN | 10 | 1983 Michael Jackson song that inspired a moonwalk dance craze: 2 wds. |
| 41% | THEENTERTAINER | 14 | Scott Joplin instrumental song that was a hit in 1974: 2 wds. |
| 41% | COTTONEYEDJOE | 13 | Traditional American folk song that was the inspiration for a 1994 hit by Swedish band Rednex: 2 wds., hyph. |
| 41% | WHITEWEDDING | 12 | 42-Across hit song that plays over a bridal montage in a 1998 Adam Sandler film (2 wds.) |
| 41% | SARAHCONNOR | 11 | Action hero played by 48-Across in a film series that began with 15-Across (2 wds.) |
| 40% | ONEFINEDAY | 10 | 1980 Carole King song about a love-to-be that was recorded earlier by the Chiffons: 3 wds. |
| 40% | SHESCOUNTRY | 11 | #1 song by 40-Across that mentions "her down-home roots" (2008): 2 wds. |
| 40% | WHITECHRISTMAS | 14 | Oscar-winning Irving Berlin song that's a seasonal favorite: 2 wds. |
| 40% | THUNDERROAD | 11 | "Thoroughfare" song that was a hit for Bruce Springsteen (2 wds.) |
| 40% | BAKERSTREET | 11 | "Thoroughfare" song that was a hit for Gerry Rafferty (2 wds.) |
| 39% | CADILLACRANCH | 13 | 1980 Bruce Springsteen song that was covered by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band: 2 wds. |
| 39% | JUMPAROUND | 10 | 1992 House of Pain song that inspired a bouncing dance craze: 2 wds. |
| 39% | GAGA | 4 | "Radio ___" (Queen song that gave a current pop singer her stage name): 2 wds. |
| 39% | WHOCANITBENOW | 13 | 48-Across 1981 song that warns, "Don't come in" (5 wds.) |
| 38% | ABC | 3 | 1970 song that mentions "Do-Re-Mi" and "1, 2, 3" |
| 38% | JUSTGIVE | 8 | With 23-Across, 2013 Pink song that reached #1: 2 wds. |