| 100% | REDBONE | 7 | Childish Gambino song with the refrain "But stay woke" |
| 57% | THISISAMERICA | 13 | Childish Gambino song with the lyric “Police be trippin’ now” |
| 43% | SUMMER | 6 | "Feels Like ___," 2018 Childish Gambino song with environmentally-focused lyrics |
| 42% | IMAGINE | 7 | John Lennon song with the refrain "You may say I'm a dreamer ..." |
| 40% | REM | 3 | Ariana Grande song with the lyric "Don't wanna wake up" |
| 39% | LOCA | 4 | 2010 Shakira song with the lyric “I’m crazy but you like it” |
| 39% | CABARET | 7 | Musical with the song "Why Should I Wake Up?" |
| 38% | AWAKENMYLOVE | 12 | Childish Gambino album featuring the Grammy-winning song "Redbone": 3 wds. |
| 37% | STAN | 4 | 2000 Eminem song with the line "Dear Slim, I wrote you but you still ain't callin'" |
| 37% | HAPPIER | 7 | 33-Across song with the lyric "So find someone great, but don't find no one better" |
| 37% | TAKEABOW | 8 | Rihanna song with the lyrics "That was quite a show / Very entertaining / But it's over now" |
| 36% | CCRIDER | 7 | Classic blues song with the line "I'd rather be dead than to stay here and be your dog" |
| 35% | TRUE | 4 | Spandau Ballet song with the lyrics "I bought a ticket to the world / But now I've come back again" |
| 35% | SATANS | 6 | “___ Bed” (Pearl Jam song with the lyric “I’ll wait for an angel, but I won’t hold my breath”) |
| 35% | TRUE | 4 | Spandau Ballet hit song with the lyrics "I bought a ticket to the world / But now I've come back again" |
| 35% | GONE | 4 | 'NSync song with the lyrics "I drove myself insane / Wishin' I could touch your face / But the truth remains, you're ___" |
| 35% | ROMEO | 5 | Dolly Parton song with the line "I may not be in love, but let me tell you I'm in heat" |
| 34% | LASTCHRISTMAS | 13 | Wham! holiday song with the lyrics "I gave you my heart / But the very next day you gave it away" (2 wds.) |
| 34% | CLOSINGTIME | 11 | Semisonic hit with the lyrics "You don't have to go home / But you can't stay here" |
| 34% | ESOBESO | 7 | Song with the phrase "kiss me mucho" |
| 34% | BLACKDOG | 8 | 52-Across song with the lyrics "At least I know that you are trying / But that's what makes it terrifying" (2 wds.) |
| 34% | THISISAMERICA | 13 | Donald Glover (as Childish Gambino) song that spent two weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2018 (3 wds.) |
| 33% | ALOHAOE | 7 | Song with the lyric "Until we meet again" |
| 33% | WHIPIT | 6 | Song with the lyrics "Go forward! Move ahead!" |
| 33% | LOSTCAUSE | 9 | Song with the lyric "Thought you would've grown eventually, but you proved me wrong" on 43-Across's new album, "Happier Than Ever" (2 wds.) |
| 33% | DAYO | 4 | Refrain word in the song with the lyric "Come, Mister Tally Man, tally me banana" |
| 33% | COOL | 4 | Jonas Brothers hit song with the lyric "Woke up feelin' like a new James Dean" |
| 33% | AMERICA | 7 | Song with the lyric "My heart with rapture thrills" |
| 33% | ALOHAOE | 7 | Song with the lyric "A loko e hana nei" |
| 33% | SANTAAY | 7 | Song with the lyric "Been an awful good girl" |