| 100% | MAJORTOM | 8 | Astronaut in a David Bowie hit |
| 86% | MAJORTOM | 8 | Astronaut in a 1973 David Bowie hit |
| 79% | MAJORTOM | 8 | Astronaut in a David Bowie classic |
| 72% | FAME | 4 | It "puts you there where things are hollow," in a David Bowie hit |
| 66% | CHCHCHCHCHANGES | 15 | Refrain in a 1971 hit by David Bowie |
| 62% | TOM | 3 | Major in a 1973 David Bowie hit |
| 60% | TOM | 3 | First name in a 1973 David Bowie hit |
| 60% | MAJOR | 5 | Tom's rank in a David Bowie song |
| 54% | LABYRINTH | 9 | Movie starring David Bowie in a maze |
| 52% | REBELREBEL | 10 | David Bowie hit with the lyric "You've torn your dress, your face is a mess" |
| 51% | ODDITY | 6 | Hit for David Bowie in 1969, Space __ |
| 51% | ODDITY | 6 | David Bowie's hit "Space ___" that introduced us to the fictional astronaut "Major Tom" |
| 50% | TOEARTH | 7 | How David Bowie's character fell, in a 1976 sci-fi film |
| 50% | ODDITY | 6 | "Space ___," 1969 song by David Bowie about a fictional astronaut named Major Tom |
| 48% | CHCHCHCHCHANGES | 15 | Chorus starter in a 1972 David Bowie song ... or the theme of this puzzle, phonetically |
| 47% | HEROES | 6 | David Bowie song about two lovers divided by the Berlin Wall that was used in a Microsoft commercial |
| 47% | ODDITY | 6 | "Space ___," David Bowie song that was performed in space by astronaut Chris Hadfield aboard the ISS |
| 46% | CHANGES | 7 | "stuttering" david bowie hit |
| 46% | JEAN | 4 | "Blue ___" (1984 David Bowie hit) |
| 45% | NOLA | 4 | Title girl in a 1922 hit |
| 45% | GTO | 3 | Muscle car in a 1964 hit |
| 45% | GTO | 3 | Muscle car in a '60s hit |
| 45% | LOLA | 4 | Title person in a Kinks hit |
| 44% | MAJORTOM | 8 | David Bowie's astronaut persona |
| 44% | ODDITY | 6 | David Bowie's hit "Space ___" |
| 43% | CHINAGIRL | 9 | 1983 female-centric David Bowie hit: 2 wds. |
| 43% | LETSDANCE | 9 | David Bowie #1 hit of 1983 |
| 43% | TEN | 3 | Number of items in a David Letterman list |
| 43% | SHARONA | 7 | "My" girl in a 1979 hit |
| 43% | MONDAY | 6 | "Manic" time in a 1986 hit |