| 100% | EARLE | 5 | Country singer Steve who acted on "The Wire" |
| 60% | EARLE | 5 | Country singer Steve who collaborated with Shawn Colvin on a 2016 album |
| 54% | TOBY | 4 | Country singer Keith who appeared on the finales of "The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson" and "The Colbert Report" |
| 50% | SHELTON | 7 | Country singer Blake who is a judge on "The Voice" |
| 50% | SHELTON | 7 | Country singer Blake who's a coach on "The Voice" |
| 50% | ERIC | 4 | Singer Church who duetted with Keith Urban on the #1 country hit "Raise 'Em Up" |
| 49% | BRAD | 4 | Singer Paisley who holds the record for most consecutive #1 singles on the Billboard Country chart |
| 48% | ACTOR | 5 | Person who acts on the stage, in movies, or on television |
| 48% | TANYATUCKER | 11 | "Delta Dawn" country singer who was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2020 (2 wds.) |
| 47% | MARIAN | 6 | Singer Anderson who performed on the Lincoln Memorial steps |
| 46% | BLAKE | 5 | ___ Shelton, "God's Country" singer who's a coach on "The Voice" |
| 45% | PAM | 3 | Country singer Tillis who's the daughter of Mel |
| 45% | ALAN | 4 | Artist Walker of "Lily" or country singer Jackson of "Livin' on Love" who share the same name |
| 45% | THOMASRHETT | 11 | Singer/songwriter who collaborated with 17-Across, 28-Across, Reba McEntire, and Keith Urban on the country hit "Be a Light" (2 wds.) |
| 45% | BALLERINI | 9 | Country singer Kelsea who married Morgan Evans on December 2 |
| 45% | RAYE | 4 | Country singer Collin ___ who had the #1 hit "Love, Me" |
| 45% | LYNN | 4 | Country singer Loretta who released the 2016 album "Full Circle" |
| 45% | RAYE | 4 | Country singer Collin who had the #1 hit "Love, Me" |
| 45% | TIM | 3 | Country singer McGraw with the 2020 album "Here on Earth" |
| 45% | LYNN | 4 | Country singer on whom "Coal Miner's Daughter" is based |
| 44% | BILLYRAYCYRUS | 13 | Country singer who's the father of singer Miley: 3 wds. |
| 44% | REBA | 4 | Country singer McEntire with the hit "I Keep On Loving You" |
| 44% | TROY | 4 | Country singer Gentry who died in a helicopter crash on September 8 |
| 44% | GLEN | 4 | Country singer Campbell who received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2012 |
| 43% | CHRISTIANKANE | 13 | Country singer who portrays an art/architecture expert on 15-Across: 2 wds. |
| 43% | GLEN | 4 | Country singer ___ Campbell who was given the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2012 |
| 42% | CARMENMCRAE | 11 | Jazz singer who acted in the "Roots" miniseries |
| 42% | IDRISELBA | 9 | Brit actor who played Stringer on The Wire |
| 42% | KATENASH | 8 | Singer who also acted on "GLOW" |
| 42% | JOHNNYCASH | 10 | Country singer who was the subject of the 2005 biopic "Walk the Line": 2 wds. |