| 100% | ALBUM | 5 | Collection of songs by the band Paradise Lost that is named "Gothic" |
| 50% | LONDON | 6 | "___ Calling," song by British punk rock band the Clash which has the name of a city in its title that is known for the clock tower"Big Ben" |
| 47% | MISTYMOUNTAIN | 13 | "___ Hop" 1971 song by the rock band Led Zeppelin that which was a part of their untitled fourth album: 2 wds. |
| 45% | LIKEAPRAYER | 11 | 1989 pop rock song by Madonna that is a part of her fourth studio album of the same name: 3 wds. |
| 44% | AWAY | 4 | "Gouge ___," song by rock band Pixies that is inspired by the story of Samson and Delilah |
| 44% | CANTSTOP | 8 | A song by 31-Across co-written by Frusciante, which is one of the songs that the band play live the most: 2 wds. |
| 44% | THEEND | 6 | Song by the Doors that, paradoxically, is heard at the start of "Apocalypse Now" |
| 42% | JAZZ | 4 | Musical genre that was named the Word of the Twentieth Century by the American Dialect Society |
| 42% | AFRICA | 6 | Continent with Nigeria that is the subject of a song by Toto |
| 41% | DOG | 3 | "Black ___" 1971 song by the rock band Led Zeppelin which was a part of "Led Zeppelin IV" |
| 41% | WHATSYOUR | 9 | "___ Name," 1977 hit song by rock band, Lynyrd Skynyrd that is the opening track on their album "Street Survivors": 2 wds. |
| 41% | GONE | 4 | "Ten Years ___" 1975 song by the rock band Led Zeppelin that was released in their album "Physical Graffiti" |
| 40% | SOBER | 5 | 1993 song by the rock band Tool that features stop-motion animation of a humanoid in the official music video |
| 40% | TIME | 4 | "In My ___ of Dying" 1975 song by the rock band Led Zeppelin that was released in their album "Physical Graffiti" |
| 40% | ILOVELA | 7 | 1983 song by Randy Newman that was released in the album "Trouble in Paradise": 3 wds. |
| 40% | PURPLE | 6 | "___ Rain," hit song by Prince which is also the name of the movie starring the singer |
| 40% | EVERLONG | 8 | 1997 song by Foo Fighters that was featured in the film "The Wolf of Wall Street" |
| 40% | LETSGROOVE | 10 | Top 20 song by the band whose name includes the first words of the answers to 18-Across, 26-Across, and 35-Across (2 wds.) |
| 40% | STREETS | 7 | Song by the band U2: Where the __ Have No Name |
| 40% | ABOUTDAMNTIME | 13 | Song by Lizzo that was honored with the People's Choice Award for The Song of 2022 (3 wds.) |
| 40% | NIGHTSHADE | 10 | Song by 28-Across that was a single on the "Game of Thrones" promotional album "For the Throne" |
| 40% | APPRENTICE | 10 | "Scentless ___," song by Nirvana that was inspired by Patrick Suskind's "Perfume: The Story Of A Murderer" |
| 40% | CHRISTMAS | 9 | "Do They Know It's ___?," 1984 song by Band Aid that was written about the Ethiopian famine |
| 40% | TOGETHER | 8 | "We Belong ___," a song by Mariah Carey that was listed as Billboard's "Song of the Decade" |
| 40% | TOWN | 4 | "Another ___, Another Train," 1973 song by ABBA that was performed in the style of Simon and Garfunkel |
| 39% | PETE | 4 | "___ Davidson," 2018 song by Ariana Grande that is one of the shortest songs to enter the Billboard charts |
| 39% | BEAUTIFUL | 9 | "___ Trip," 2020 song by Kid Cudi that is one of the shortest songs to enter the Billboard charts |
| 39% | ROAR | 4 | Hit song by Katy Perry that was nominated for a Grammy for Song of the Year in 2014 |
| 39% | FIREWORK | 8 | Hit song by Katy Perry that was nominated for a Grammy for Record of the Year in 2012 |
| 39% | TOOMUCHHEAVEN | 13 | Song that was the first of three #1 singles by 42-Across in 1979 (3 wds.) |