| 100% | KING | 4 | Carole ___, multiple Grammy-winning singer-songwriter and the first female recipient of the Library of Gershwin Prize |
| 59% | JONI | 4 | ___ Mitchell, multiple Grammy-winning singer-songwriter and the first female musician to become a Companion of the Order of Canada |
| 51% | TAYLORSWIFT | 11 | Multiple Grammy-winning singer-songwriter who is the first-ever recipient of Billboard's Woman of the Decade Award: 2 wds. |
| 44% | NICKS | 5 | Stevie ___, multiple Grammy-winning singer-songwriter and the only woman to be inducted twice into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame |
| 42% | LIZAMINNELLI | 12 | "Cabaret" star and singer who won one of the first Grammy Legend Awards, in 1990: 2 wds. |
| 42% | TONYBENNETT | 11 | "Rags to Riches" singer who won the 2017 Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song: 2 wds. |
| 39% | SAMSMITH | 8 | "Stay With Me" singer who was a first-time Grammy nominee for Record of the Year (and won): 2 wds. |
| 37% | RAVISHANKAR | 11 | Sitar maestro who collaborated with "The Beatles" and who is the father of multiple Grammy-winning singer Norah Jones: 2 wds. |
| 37% | EDITH | 5 | ___ Wharton, "The Age of Innocence" novelist and the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize in Literature |
| 37% | SAGAN | 5 | Carl ___, astrophysicist who was the recipient of a Pulitzer Prize and multiple Emmy Awards |
| 36% | LIZZO | 5 | "About Damn Time" female singer who won the 2023 Grammy for Record of the Year |
| 36% | JUDYGARLAND | 11 | First female recipient of the Cecil B. DeMille lifetime achievement award in film |
| 36% | KELLYCLARKSON | 13 | 16-Across and 45-Across singer who won the first season of "American Idol" (2 wds.) |
| 36% | MILEY | 5 | With 32-Across, singer-songwriter who exclaimed "I just won my first Grammy!" during her performance of "Flowers" at the 2024 Grammy Awards |
| 36% | SOLANGEKNOWLES | 14 | 12-Across and 28-Across singer who was the first recipient of the "Billboard" Women in Music Impact Award (2 wds.) |
| 35% | GLORIAESTEFAN | 13 | "Coming Out of the Dark" singer who, with her husband Emilio, won the 2019 Gershwin Prize: 2 wds. |
| 35% | SMOKEYROBINSON | 14 | "I Second That Emotion" singer who won one of the first Grammy Legend Awards, in 1990: 2 wds. |
| 35% | WILLIENELSON | 12 | "Always on My Mind" singer who won one of the first Grammy Legend Awards, in 1990: 2 wds. |
| 35% | RUTHELIZABETH | 13 | "Jezebel" actress ___ "Bette" Davis who became the first female recipient of the AFI Life Achievement Award: 2 wds. |
| 35% | CELINEDION | 10 | Singer whose 1996 album "Falling into You" won Grammy Awards for Album of the Year and Best Pop Album (2 wds.) |
| 35% | RIHANNA | 7 | Barbadian singer of "Unfaithful" fame who has won multiple Grammy awards and has a statue at Madame Tussauds, London |
| 35% | PELOSI | 6 | First and only female Speaker of the House |
| 35% | SHAKIRA | 7 | Colombian singer of "El Dorado" fame who has won multiple Grammy awards and has a statue at Madame Tussauds, Hollywood |
| 35% | CURIE | 5 | Last name of the first woman to win the Nobel Prize and who is credited with the theory of radioactivity |
| 35% | JUNECARTERCASH | 14 | "Ring of Fire" songwriter and five-time Grammy winner whose first name is a month of the year (2 wds.) |
| 34% | AIMEEMANN | 9 | Grammy award winning female bassist who has been named one of the world's top ten greatest living songwriters by NPR: 2 wds. |
| 34% | BEYONCE | 7 | 14-Across, 8-Down, and 49-Across singer whose "Cowboy Carter" won Album of the Year at the Grammy Awards in 2025 |
| 34% | TAYLORSWIFT | 11 | Singer-songwriter whose "1989" won 2016's Grammy Award for Album of the Year (2 wds.) |
| 33% | STEVIENICKS | 11 | American singer and songwriter who became the first woman to be inducted twice into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: 2 wds. |
| 33% | CAROLEKING | 10 | "You've Got a Friend" singer/pianist who was the first woman to win a Grammy for Song of the Year (2 wds.) |