| 100% | THELONGRUN | 10 | 50-Across song covered by Reel Big Fish that wonders, "Did you do it for love? / Did you do it for money?" (3 wds.) |
| 45% | TAKEITEASY | 10 | 50-Across song covered by Travis Tritt that wonders "if your sweet love is gonna save me" (3 wds.) |
| 39% | DESPERADO | 9 | 50-Across song covered by Linda Ronstadt that wonders, "Why don't you come to your senses?" |
| 33% | TOOMANYRIVERS | 13 | Song by 17-Across covered by 40-Across that was a hit for Brenda Lee in the 1960s (3 wds.) |
| 32% | ALLI | 4 | "___ Want For Christmas is You," song by Mariah Carey that topped the charts after 25 years of its release: 2 wds. |
| 31% | WALKONBY | 8 | Song by Burt Bacharach and 26-Across that was a hit for 15-Across in 1964: 3 wds. |
| 29% | ISTO | 4 | "How Sweet It ___ Be Loved by You" (1975 hit for James Taylor): 2 wds. |
| 29% | IWAS | 4 | "___ Made For Loving You," song by Tori Kelly and Ed Sheeran: 2 wds. |
| 28% | MAYBEIMAMAZED | 13 | 1970 song by 19-Across that became a Top 10 hit seven years later for Wings (3 wds.) |
| 28% | CRADLEOFLOVE | 12 | 42-Across hit song that was covered by Alvin and the Chipmunks in 1991 (3 wds.) |
| 28% | OCEANEYES | 9 | Hit song by 30-Across that begins "I've been watching you / For some time / Can't stop staring" (2 wds.) |
| 28% | ONEFINEDAY | 10 | 1980 Carole King song about a love-to-be that was recorded earlier by the Chiffons: 3 wds. |
| 27% | MASTERSOFWAR | 12 | Song by Bob Dylan that was covered by Eddie Vedder to celebrate Dylan's 30 years in the music industry: 3 wds. |
| 27% | WORLDONFIRE | 11 | Song by 40-Across on 48-Across with the lyric "Whatcha gonna do when it all burns down?" (3 wds.) |
| 27% | ITSSOEASY | 9 | Crickets song that was a #5 hit for 32-Across in 1977: 3 wds. |
| 27% | BOTHSIDESNOW | 12 | 14-Across song that was originally performed by Judy Collins: 3 wds. |
| 27% | EBONYANDIVORY | 13 | Duet by Stevie Wonder and 47-Across that uses piano keys as a metaphor for racial harmony (3 wds.) |
| 27% | CASTLESMADEOF | 13 | "___ Sand," a song by Jimi Hendrix that is about the temporary nature of existence and how nothing can be taken for granted: 3 wds. |
| 27% | TAKINITBACK | 11 | 2022 studio album by 29-Across that features the hit singles "Bad for Me" and "Don't I Make It Look Easy" (3 wds.) |
| 26% | FLYOVERSTATES | 13 | #1 song by 40-Across that's about the Midwest (2012): 3 wds. |
| 26% | LADYMARMALADE | 13 | A popular song that was covered by Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mya and Pink for the soundtrack of "Moulin Rouge!": 2 wds. |
| 26% | NEEDTOKNOW | 10 | Hit single by 50-Across that was nominated for Best Melodic Rap Performance at the 2022 Grammy Awards (3 wds.) |
| 26% | LETME | 5 | "___ Love You," 2016 song by DJ Snake and Justin Bieber that featured on the Billboard Hot 100: 2 wds. |
| 26% | LETMEBE | 7 | 1965 song by 15-Across that was the group's second single: 3 wds. |
| 26% | THISISAMERICA | 13 | 2018 Childish Gambino song, cowritten by 18-Across, that won four Grammys: 3 wds. |
| 26% | ALWAYSLOVEYOU | 13 | "I Will ___," number-one hit by Whitney Houston recorded for "The Bodyguard" which is a cover of a Dolly Parton song: 3 wds. |
| 26% | KISSMEMORE | 10 | 2021 song by 14-Across that interpolates the chorus from Olivia Newton-John's "Physical": 3 wds. |
| 26% | INTHEWIND | 9 | "Candle ___," a hit song by Elton John that was produced by 31-Across: 3 wds. |
| 26% | EBONYANDIVORY | 13 | 1982 Stevie Wonder/Paul McCartney song that also describes 18- and 40-Across: 3 wds. |
| 26% | IMEVERYWOMAN | 12 | 1978 Chaka Khan song Whitney Houston covered for the soundtrack of 14-Across: 3 wds. |