| 100% | JOEL | 4 | Billy who sang "We Didn't Start the Fire" |
| 70% | JOEL | 4 | "We Didn't Start the Fire" singer Billy |
| 70% | JOEL | 4 | "We Didn't Start the Fire" singer Billy ___ |
| 62% | MOVINOUT | 8 | Jukebox musical featuring "We Didn't Start the Fire" and other Billy Joel tunes (2 wds.) |
| 62% | EDSEL | 5 | Auto mentioned in Billy Joel's "We Didn't Start the Fire" |
| 60% | COLAWARS | 8 | 1980s conflict mentioned in Billy Joel's "We Didn't Start the Fire" |
| 60% | ROYCOHN | 7 | McCarthyite called out in Billy Joel's "We Didn't Start the Fire" |
| 60% | JOEL | 4 | "We Didn't Start the Fire" singer |
| 55% | LISTSONGS | 9 | Numbers like "We Didn't Start the Fire" and "The Elements" |
| 55% | EDSEL | 5 | It was "a no-go" in Billy Joel's "We Didn't Start the Fire" |
| 53% | REDCHINA | 8 | Term between Doris Day and Johnnie Ray in Billy Joel's "We Didn't Start the Fire" |
| 53% | BILLYJOEL | 9 | "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me" and "We Didn't Start the Fire" singer who seems to have two first names (2 wds.) |
| 52% | REDCHINA | 8 | It comes after Doris Day in "We Didn't Start the Fire" |
| 52% | START | 5 | Billy Joel's "We Didn't ___ the Fire" |
| 51% | FIRE | 4 | "We Didn't Start the ___," Billy Joel hit which was parodied in season 2 of "The Office" |
| 51% | BILLYJOEL | 9 | This Piano Man Didn't Start the Fire |
| 49% | START | 5 | "We Didn't ___ the Fire," 1989 hit by Billy Joel |
| 46% | BRYAN | 5 | Adams who sang "Can't Stop This Thing We Started" |
| 46% | OCEAN | 5 | Billy who sang the 1984 hit "Caribbean Queen" |
| 46% | START | 5 | Billy Joel hit song "We Didn't ___ the Fire" |
| 45% | DIDNT | 5 | "We ___ Start the Fire" (Billy Joel hit) |
| 45% | DIDNT | 5 | “We ___ Start the Fire” (Billy Joel hit) |
| 44% | START | 5 | Billy Joel’s “We Didn’t ___ the Fire” |
| 44% | CELINE | 6 | Dion who didn't sing with the Belmonts |
| 42% | REO | 3 | Rock band ___ Speedwagon who sang "Keep the Fire Burnin'" |
| 41% | DIDNT | 5 | "We — Start the Fire" |
| 41% | DIDNT | 5 | “We ___ Start the Fire” |
| 39% | THEFIRE | 7 | In the song, Billy Joel didn't start it |
| 39% | START | 5 | "We Didn't ___ the Fire," 1989 hit by Billy Joel that peaked at number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 from his album "Storm Front" |
| 39% | COLA | 4 | “Rock and roller ___ wars” (final historical event referenced in “We Didn’t Start the Fire”) |