| 100% | TOOBAD | 6 | Doug and the Slugs hit |
| 48% | BOUNCING | 8 | Hitting the ground and rising |
| 47% | ATEENAGERINLOVE | 15 | Dion and the Belmonts' first Top 10 hit |
| 47% | ICEBERG | 7 | The Titanic hit one and sank |
| 47% | SPARES | 6 | Hits the 5 and 10, say |
| 47% | CRAMS | 5 | Hits the books day and night |
| 46% | ALIT | 4 | Hit the ground gently, and not running |
| 46% | IDIOMS | 6 | Hits the books and rings a bell |
| 45% | YOUCANTHURRY0 | 13 | Hit song for The Supremes and Phil Collins |
| 45% | TEARSONMYPILLOW | 15 | Little Anthony and the Imperials hit |
| 45% | LAYLA | 5 | 1972 Derek and the Dominos hit |
| 45% | GTO | 3 | 1964 Ronny and the Daytonas hit |
| 45% | SWEETSOLEMUSIC | 14 | Country Joe and the Fish hit? |
| 45% | ATEENAGERINLOVE | 15 | 1959 Dion and the Belmonts hit |
| 45% | LOATEENAGERVE | 13 | 1959 Dion and the Belmonts hit? |
| 45% | ESPRESSO | 8 | Strong coffee, and the title of a 2024 Sabrina Carpenter hit |
| 44% | TWOOF | 5 | "Just the __ Us": 1981 and 1998 hit |
| 44% | ABBA | 4 | Band with the hits "Fernando" and "SOS" |
| 44% | SHOPS | 5 | Hits the "Add to Cart" button and then continues, say |
| 43% | BILLYJOEL | 9 | Pianist and singer, recorded the hit Piano Man |
| 43% | ADELE | 5 | Singer with the hit albums "19" and "21" |
| 43% | MYGIRL | 6 | Macaulay Culkin film and hit for The Temptations |
| 43% | STYX | 4 | Band with the hits "Babe" and "Mr. Roboto" |
| 43% | OASIS | 5 | Band with the hits "Wonderwall" and "Champagne Supernova" |
| 43% | IMAGINE | 7 | ___ Dragons, band with the hits "Thunder" and "Radioactive" |
| 43% | PSY | 3 | Rapper with the hits "Gangnam Style" and "Gentleman" |
| 43% | LORDE | 5 | Singer with the hits "Royals" and "Green Light" |
| 43% | LAYLA | 5 | Hit for Derek and the Dominos |
| 43% | CITY | 4 | "Sex and the ___" (Candace Bushnell book that led to a hit HBO series) |
| 43% | REARENDED | 9 | Hit from behind ... and what the answers to starred clues are? |