| 100% | CODYWISE | 8 | Co-singer on It's My Birthday by will.i.am |
| 54% | ANNIE | 5 | ___ Lennox, I'm the Eurythmics singer famous for "Sweet Dreams," and I celebrate my birthday on Christmas. Who am I? |
| 45% | GONNA | 5 | "It's ___ Be Me," 2000 song by Nsync that featured on the Billboard Hot 100 chart |
| 44% | SCOUTOATH | 9 | It starts "On my honor, I will do my best ..." |
| 44% | TELEGRAM | 8 | It might be sung on one's birthday |
| 44% | AGE | 3 | It's increased by one on every birthday |
| 43% | THISMOMENT | 10 | "From ___ On," a hit song by Shania Twain, whose birthday it is today: 2 wds. |
| 42% | BRITNEYSPEARS | 13 | "Hold It Against Me" singer who was on "The All-New Mickey Mouse Club": 2 wds. |
| 41% | STIPE | 5 | Michael who was the lead singer on R.E.M.'s "Losing My Religion" |
| 41% | CLEVELAND | 9 | With 48a, it's the name of the NBA team that is part-owned by Grammy-winning singer Usher (birthday today) |
| 41% | PDT | 3 | S.F. is on it in the summer |
| 40% | WOMANAMEN | 9 | Hit song by 44-Across with the lyrics "Every night I should be on my knees / Lord knows how lucky I am" (2 wds.) |
| 40% | SLEEP | 5 | "Let me ___ on it" (lyric repeated in Meat Loaf's "Paradise by the Dashboard Light") |
| 40% | MILEYCYRUS | 10 | "Don't Call Me Angel" co-singer whose 2019 EP "She Is Coming" debuted at #5 on the U.S. Billboard 200 (2 wds.) |
| 40% | LAW | 3 | It's not damaged by being broken |
| 40% | DIONNEWARWICK | 13 | "Walk On By" singer featured on "That's What Friends Are For": 2 wds. |
| 40% | DNA | 3 | "It's in my ___" ("It's part of who I am") |
| 39% | ROYALWE | 7 | I may be replaced by it |
| 39% | COLINKAEPERNICK | 15 | He said, “To me, this is bigger than football and it would be selfish on my part to look the other way” |
| 39% | TREES | 5 | Its penultimate line is "Poems are made by fools like me" |
| 39% | IMO | 3 | "This is my take on it," in text: Abbr. |
| 39% | MSMAGAZINE | 10 | It was co-founded by Gloria Steinem |
| 39% | FEE | 3 | It might be tacked on by Ticketmaster |
| 39% | IME | 3 | "___ Mine" (track on "Let It Be") |
| 39% | BRANDYNORWOOD | 13 | "The Boy Is Mine" singer who plays Carlotta's sister on "Star": 2 wds. |
| 39% | GAYE | 4 | "Marvin ___," 2015 song by Charlie Puth about the "Let's Get It On" singer |
| 38% | ALICIAKEYS | 10 | Singer with the #1 albums "As I Am" and "Girl on Fire" |
| 38% | CERSEI | 6 | I am Jaime's twin sister and two of my children have sat on the Iron Throne in "Game of Thrones" |
| 38% | CAPS | 4 | "UH-OH, I THINK MY ___ LOCK IS ON!" |
| 38% | DON | 3 | ___ Frank, one of Robin's co-anchors on "How I Met Your Mother" portrayed by Benjamin Koldyke |