| 100% | PETSOUNDS | 9 | Classic 1966 album with the tracks "Wouldn't It Be Nice" and "Sloop John B" |
| 50% | PETSOUNDS | 9 | Beach Boys album with the hit "Wouldn't It Be Nice" ... or things hidden in 17-, 31-, 37- and 49-Across |
| 35% | ANTI | 4 | Rihanna album with the track “Kiss It Better” |
| 34% | RASPBERRYBERET | 14 | 1985 Prince hit with the lyric "And if it was warm she wouldn't wear much more" |
| 32% | HARRYSHOUSE | 11 | Album with "As It Was" and "Satellite" |
| 31% | SUPADUPAFLY | 11 | Platinum Missy Elliot album with the singles “Sock It 2 Me” and “Beep Me 911” |
| 31% | DMX | 3 | Rapper with the 5x platinum album "... And Then There Was X" |
| 31% | MITSKI | 6 | Mononymic indie musician with the albums Puberty 2 and Be the Cowboy |
| 31% | ALICIAKEYS | 10 | Singer with the #1 albums "As I Am" and "Girl on Fire" |
| 30% | JLO | 3 | 2001 album with the #1 hit "Ain't It Funny" |
| 30% | JLO | 3 | Multiplatinum album with the 2002 hit "Ain't It Funny" |
| 30% | CRAZYSEXYCOOL | 13 | 1994 TLC album with the #1 hits "Creep" and "Waterfalls" whose title is a mash-up of three adjectives |
| 29% | NICE | 4 | "Wouldn't It Be ___," hit released by The Beach Boys in 1966 which was featured in "50 First Dates" starring Adam Sandler |
| 29% | BUSINESS | 8 | It was nice doing __ with you |
| 29% | AERIE | 5 | 1971 John Denver album with the apt song "The Eagle and the Hawk" |
| 28% | MICHAEL | 7 | With 33-Across, pop singer whose posthumous album "This Is It" topped the charts in 2009 |
| 28% | SIDEA | 5 | "Wouldn't It Be Nice," vis-à-vis "God Only Knows" |
| 28% | SIDEB | 5 | "God Only Knows," vis-à-vis "Wouldn't It Be Nice" |
| 28% | BEASTIEBOYS | 11 | Rap group with the classic 1986 album "Licensed to Ill" … or a description of 17-, 24-, 48- and 57-Across? |
| 28% | SOMENIGHTS | 10 | #3 fun. hit with the same title as the album that 14-, 19- and 44-Across are on: 2 wds. |
| 28% | ASAP | 4 | ___ Rocky (hip-hop artist with the upcoming album "Don't Be Dumb") |
| 28% | BTS | 3 | Septet with the #1 albums "Be" and "Map of the Soul: 7" |
| 27% | KENDRICKLAMAR | 13 | Rapper who curated the "Black Panther" soundtrack album and performs on five of its tracks: 2 wds. |
| 27% | IDINA | 5 | "___: Live" (2018 album with the song "Let It Go") |
| 27% | ODELAY | 6 | Beck album with the single "Where It's At" |
| 27% | DAMN | 4 | Kendrick Lamar album with the songs "Humble" and "Loyalty" |
| 27% | ANIMALS | 7 | Pink Floyd album with the songs "Dogs" and "Sheep" |
| 27% | CHARLOTTESWEB | 13 | Children's classic with the line "It is not often that someone comes along who is a true friend and a good writer" |
| 27% | BITTEORCA | 9 | Dirty Projectors album with the single "Stillness Is the Move" |
| 27% | LETSDANCE | 9 | 1983 album with the hits "China Girl" and "Modern Love" |