| 100% | KING | 4 | B. B. ___, "The Thrill Is Gone" singer who influenced Elvis Presley's music |
| 60% | FATS | 4 | ___ Domino, "Ain't That a Shame" singer who influenced Elvis Presley's music |
| 59% | ARTHUR | 6 | ___ Crudup, "That's All Right" singer who influenced Elvis Presley's music |
| 42% | BBKING | 6 | "The Thrill Is Gone" singer |
| 41% | ROCKNROLL | 9 | Elvis Presley is the king of this music genre |
| 41% | MARVIN | 6 | ___ Gaye, "What's Going On" African-American singer who is lovingly called the "Prince of Motown" |
| 40% | MEL | 3 | ___ B, English singer who was one of the judges on "America's Got Talent" from season 8 to 13 |
| 39% | LORETTALYNN | 11 | "Coal Miner's Daughter" singer who was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1988: 2 wds. |
| 39% | TANYATUCKER | 11 | "Delta Dawn" singer who was honored as the 1972 Academy of Country Music's Most Promising Female Vocalist (2 wds.) |
| 38% | LORETTALYNN | 11 | "Coal Miner's Daughter" singer who was honored as the 1972 Country Music Association's Entertainer of the Year (2 wds.) |
| 38% | THOMASRHETT | 11 | 17-Across and 28-Across singer who was the 2019 Academy of Country Music's Male Artist of the Year (2 wds.) |
| 38% | BBKING | 6 | Double-initialed blues guitarist who sang "The Thrill Is Gone": 3 wds. |
| 37% | HANDSTOMYSELF | 13 | Single from Selena Gomez's album "Revival" that was influenced by the music of American singer Prince: 3 wds. |
| 37% | SAMSMITH | 8 | "Love Goes" singer who won the GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Music Artist in 2021: 2 wds. |
| 37% | KELLYCLARKSON | 13 | "Since U Been Gone" singer who voices Delta Dawn, leader of the Country Trolls, in "Trolls World Tour": 2 wds. |
| 37% | CAILEESPAENY | 12 | "On the Basis of Sex" actress who plays Elvis Presley's wife in "Priscilla" (2 wds.) |
| 37% | DION | 4 | Celine ___, "My Heart Will Go On" singer who is one of the best selling female artists |
| 37% | DRAKE | 5 | "Sticky" singer who is nominated for a 2022 American Music Award for Artist of the Year |
| 37% | DOLLYPARTON | 11 | "Jolene" singer who was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1999: 2 wds. |
| 37% | DIERKSBENTLEY | 13 | Singer of 15-Across and 29-Across who was awarded the 2018 Academy of Country Music's Merle Haggard Spirit Award (2 wds.) |
| 36% | CHER | 4 | Singer who was in 2018's "Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again" |
| 36% | JACK | 4 | ___ White, lead singer of the White Stripes who played Elvis Presley in the 2007 film "Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story" |
| 36% | SIA | 3 | Singer who's the "S" in the music supergroup LSD |
| 36% | YOLANDAADAMS | 12 | "Already Alright" singer who was inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame in 2017: 2 wds. |
| 36% | HARRYSTYLES | 11 | "As It Was" singer who is nominated for a 2022 American Music Award for Artist of the Year (2 wds.) |
| 36% | ADELE | 5 | "Easy on Me" singer who is nominated for a 2022 American Music Award for Artist of the Year |
| 36% | ELVISPRESLEY | 12 | "Love Me Tender" singer who was inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame in 2001: 2 wds. |
| 36% | SOLANGE | 7 | ___ Knowles, "Cranes in the Sky" singer who is singer Beyonce's sister |
| 35% | TAYLORSWIFT | 11 | "Anti-Hero" singer who is nominated for a 2022 American Music Award for Artist of the Year (2 wds.) |
| 35% | ALISONKRAUSS | 12 | Union Station lead singer who was inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame in 2021 (2 wds.) |