| 100% | DYLAN | 5 | Bob ___, "Mr. Tambourine Man" singer who was awarded a Pulitzer Prize Special Citation |
| 68% | FRANKLIN | 8 | Aretha ___, "Respect" singer who was awarded a posthumous Pulitzer Prize Special Citation |
| 59% | MONK | 4 | Thelonious ___, "Round Midnight" musician who was awarded a posthumous Pulitzer Prize Special Citation |
| 59% | ELLINGTON | 9 | Duke ___, "Money Jungle" composer who was awarded a posthumous Pulitzer Prize Special Citation |
| 58% | GEORGE | 6 | ___ Gershwin, "Rhapsody in Blue" composer who was awarded a posthumous Pulitzer Prize Special Citation |
| 57% | ARETHAFRANKLIN | 14 | "Respect" singer who was posthumously awarded a 2019 Pulitzer Prize Special Citation: 2 wds. |
| 54% | HANKWILLIAMS | 12 | "Your Cheatin' Heart" singer who was posthumously awarded a 2010 Pulitzer Prize Special Citation: 2 wds. |
| 48% | LAMAR | 5 | Kendrick ___, "Money Trees" rapper who was awarded a Pulitzer Prize for Music |
| 48% | IDA | 3 | ___ B. Wells, African-American civil rights leader who was posthumously awarded a Pulitzer Prize special citation |
| 47% | JOHNCOLTRANE | 12 | "Blue Train" jazz saxophonist who was posthumously awarded a 2007 Pulitzer Prize Special Citation: 2 wds. |
| 36% | OLIVIADEAN | 10 | "Messy" singer who was nominated for a 2023 Mercury Prize (2 wds.) |
| 35% | TONI | 4 | Morrison who was awarded the Pulitzer Prize, the Nobel Prize and the Presidential Medal of Freedom |
| 35% | JESSIEWARE | 10 | "That! Feels Good!" singer who was nominated for a 2023 Mercury Prize (2 wds.) |
| 35% | JANETJACKSON | 12 | "Rhythm Nation" singer who was honored with a "Billboard" Icon Award in 2018 (2 wds.) |
| 34% | DRAKE | 5 | "Sticky" singer who is nominated for a 2022 American Music Award for Artist of the Year |
| 34% | BOBDYLAN | 8 | Singer/songwriter who was awarded the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature (2 wds.) |
| 34% | STEVIEWONDER | 12 | "For Once in My Life" singer who was honored with a "Billboard" Icon Award in 2012 (2 wds.) |
| 34% | ADELE | 5 | "Easy on Me" singer who is nominated for a 2022 American Music Award for Artist of the Year |
| 33% | SAGAN | 5 | Carl ___, astrophysicist who was the recipient of a Pulitzer Prize and multiple Emmy Awards |
| 33% | PHOEBEBRIDGERS | 14 | 16-Across and 31-Across singer who was nominated for a 2020 Best New Artist Grammy Award (2 wds.) |
| 33% | JENNIFERLOPEZ | 13 | 15-Across and 27-Across singer who was the first woman honored with a "Billboard" Icon Award (2 wds) |
| 33% | TAYLORSWIFT | 11 | "Anti-Hero" singer who is nominated for a 2022 American Music Award for Artist of the Year (2 wds.) |
| 33% | MARYJBLIGE | 10 | "Be Without You" singer who was honored with a "Billboard" Icon Award in 2022 (3 wds.) |
| 33% | BOB | 3 | Singer-songwriter Dylan who was awarded the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature |
| 32% | ADELE | 5 | Singer who was awarded an M.B.E. in 2013 |
| 31% | RUBINSTEIN | 10 | Polish-born musician who was awarded a Presidential Medal of Freedom |
| 31% | MORENO | 6 | Rita who was awarded a Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2004 |
| 31% | ANSEL | 5 | Adams who was awarded a Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1980 |
| 31% | LENAHORNE | 9 | Jazz singer who was awarded the Spingarn Medal in 1983: 2 wds. |
| 31% | PAT | 3 | Coach Summitt who was awarded a Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2012 |