| 100% | GOLDEN | 6 | David Bowie's hit "___ Years" from the album that introduced his controversial performance persona of the "Thin White Duke" |
| 37% | BEAT | 4 | "___ It," a hit single from Michael Jackson's album in 16a that won a Grammy for "Record of the Year" |
| 36% | ODDITY | 6 | David Bowie's hit "Space ___" that introduced us to the fictional astronaut "Major Tom" |
| 32% | UNDERPRESSURE | 13 | Hit song from the British rock band "Queen" that featured David Bowie: 2 wds. |
| 32% | IMPRESSMEMUCH | 13 | "That Don't ___," one of Shania Twain's biggest ever hits, from the album "Come On Over" |
| 32% | JUICE | 5 | Song from 46-Across's album "Cuz I Love You" that won the 2019 Soul Train Music Award for Video of the Year |
| 32% | FIVEYEARS | 9 | "Odd" song from David Bowie's "The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars" album (2 wds.) |
| 32% | HEREANDNOW | 10 | Title song from 30-Across's 2020 album that was also the name of his 2022 tour (3 wds.) |
| 31% | HEROES | 6 | The second album of David Bowie's Berlin Trilogy |
| 30% | LETSDANCE | 9 | Hit title song from David Bowie's 1983 album: 2 wds. |
| 30% | ODDITY | 6 | David Bowie's "Space ___" that Canadian Chris Hadfield performed from the ISS in 2013 |
| 30% | ROLLING | 7 | With 18-Across, Adele single from the album "21" that won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year for 2011 |
| 29% | DUKE | 4 | The Thin White ___ (nickname for David Bowie) |
| 29% | OOPS | 4 | "___!... I Did It Again," title track from Britney Spears' album of the same name that celebrates 25 years in 2025 |
| 28% | MIDDLECHILD | 11 | J. Cole single from the album "Revenge of the Dreamers III" that was nominated for a Best Rap Performance Grammy Award in 2020 (2 wds.) |
| 28% | RESTOFMYLIFE | 12 | Hit single from Ludacris, featuring Usher and David Guetta, that was included as part of the soundtrack for "Fast & Furious 6": 4 wds. |
| 28% | IAMAROCK | 8 | 1966 hit from the album "Sounds of Silence" |
| 28% | BEVERLYHILLS | 12 | Single from the album "Make Believe" that was 42-Across's first Top 10 hit (2 wds.) |
| 28% | HER | 3 | "Tell ___ About It," 1983 hit by Billy Joel that peaked at number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 from his album "An Innocent Man" |
| 28% | NEXT | 4 | "Thank U, ___," number-one hit album by Ariana Grande that was nominated for Album of the Year at the 62nd Grammy Awards |
| 28% | START | 5 | "We Didn't ___ the Fire," 1989 hit by Billy Joel that peaked at number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 from his album "Storm Front" |
| 28% | CHILD | 5 | "Thursday's ___," song by David Bowie that celebrates the fourth day of the week |
| 28% | LETSDANCE | 9 | Hit David Bowie single and album of 1983 |
| 27% | BEATIT | 6 | 1983 hit that won a Grammy for Record of the Year |
| 27% | ROCKANDROLL | 11 | "It's Still ___ To Me," 1980 hit by Billy Joel that peaked at number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 from his album "Glass Houses": 3 wds. |
| 27% | HOUSE | 5 | Harry's ___, album by Harry Styles that won the Grammy Album of the Year in 2023 |
| 27% | YOUMIGHTTHINK | 13 | 1984 hit by the Cars that won the first MTV Video of the Year: 3 wds |
| 27% | GIRL | 4 | 2019 album by 44-Across that won the Country Music Association's Album of the Year Award |
| 27% | GIRL | 4 | "Uptown ___," 1983 hit by Billy Joel that peaked at number one on the UK Singles Chart from his album "An Innocent Man" |
| 27% | ROSANNA | 7 | 1982 Toto hit that won Record of the Year |