| 100% | RISING | 6 | Big hit song for the Animals: House of the __ Sun |
| 71% | RISING | 6 | Hit song from the Animals: "House of the __ Sun" |
| 60% | RISINGSUN | 9 | The House of the __; iconic hit for The Animals |
| 52% | PAIN | 4 | "King of ___" (1983 hit song for the Police) |
| 48% | ANIMALS | 7 | The ___ (British Invasion group with the hit "The House of the Rising Sun") |
| 47% | YEAH | 4 | Usher song that was the biggest hit of 2004 |
| 47% | SEEDS | 5 | "Sowing the ___ of Love" (Tears for Fears hit song) |
| 47% | LACE | 4 | "Chantilly ___" (hit song for the Big Bopper) |
| 46% | YEAH | 4 | Usher song that Billboard listed as the biggest hit of 2004 |
| 46% | THIS | 4 | "___ is America," hit song by Childish Gambino which won the Grammy for Record of the Year |
| 45% | HELLO | 5 | Adele hit that won Grammys for Song and Record of the Year |
| 45% | STOP | 4 | "___! In the Name of Love" (hit song for the Supremes) |
| 45% | EBBTIDE | 7 | Hit song for the Righteous Brothers |
| 45% | VOLARE | 6 | 1958 hit that won the first-ever Grammy for Song of the Year |
| 45% | ROSANNA | 7 | Toto hit song that won the 1982 Grammy for Record of the Year |
| 45% | TIMEAFTERTIME | 13 | 1984 Cyndi Lauper hit nominated for Song of the Year at the Grammys |
| 44% | YOUCANCALLMEAL | 14 | 1986 hit song for Paul Simon ... or an instruction from the starts of 20-, 34- and 41-Across? |
| 44% | AMORE | 5 | Cause of the moon hitting your eye like a big pizza pie, in song |
| 44% | BRYANADAMS | 10 | Canadian singer known for the hit songs "Summer of '69" and "Heaven" (2 wds.) |
| 44% | YOUCANTHURRY0 | 13 | Hit song for The Supremes and Phil Collins |
| 44% | TIL | 3 | 1961 hit song for the Angels |
| 44% | CALIFORNIA | 10 | "Hotel ___," Grammy-winning song by the Eagles which is one of their biggest commercial hits |
| 43% | ROAR | 4 | Hit song by Katy Perry that was nominated for a Grammy for Song of the Year in 2014 |
| 43% | FIREWORK | 8 | Hit song by Katy Perry that was nominated for a Grammy for Record of the Year in 2012 |
| 43% | LOVELY | 6 | Hit song by Khalid and Billie Eilish which is a part of the soundtrack for "13 Reasons Why" |
| 43% | CASBAH | 6 | "Rock the __": hit song for The Clash |
| 43% | STRESSED | 8 | "___ Out," song by Twenty One Pilots which became one of the biggest hit singles of 2015 |
| 43% | BAD | 3 | With 7-Down, Billie Eilish hit that won the 2020 Grammy for Song of the Year |
| 43% | LOLA | 4 | Hit song of The Kinks |
| 43% | END | 3 | "___ of the Line" (hit song for The Traveling Wilburys) |