| 100% | AVEMARIA | 8 | Gounod song based on a Bach prelude |
| 51% | OCHRISTMASTREE | 14 | Holiday song based on a traditional German folk song |
| 48% | LEANONME | 8 | 1989 high-school film based on a song title |
| 48% | ODE | 3 | "___ to Billy Joe" (1976 movie based on a song) |
| 47% | WATUSI | 6 | 1960s novelty dance based on a song by the Orlons |
| 47% | MACARENA | 8 | 1990s novelty dance based on a Los del Rio song |
| 47% | ELECTRICSLIDE | 13 | 1970s novelty dance based on a Marcia Griffiths song: 2 wds. |
| 47% | ODE | 3 | "___ to Billy Joe" (Robbie Benson movie based on a hit song) |
| 47% | ODE | 3 | "___ to Billy Joe" (Robby Benson movie based on a hit song) |
| 46% | ODE | 3 | "___ to Billy Joe" (1976 Robby Benson film based on a 1967 song) |
| 46% | STANKYLEG | 9 | 2000s hip-hop dance based on a song by the GS Boyz |
| 44% | TIMEWARP | 8 | 1970s novelty dance based on a song in "The Rocky Horror Picture Show": 2 wds. |
| 44% | HUSTLE | 6 | 1970s novelty dance based on a song by Van McCoy and the Soul City Symphony |
| 41% | TRUE | 4 | Based on a ___ story |
| 41% | TRUE | 4 | Based on a ___ story; factual |
| 40% | LOVEYOU | 7 | "P.S. I ___," film based on a novel which shares its title with a 1962 song by The Beatles: 2 wds. |
| 39% | ALOHASTATE | 10 | Nickname based on a salutation |
| 39% | LEO | 3 | Sign based on a Herculean labor |
| 39% | NINE | 4 | Musical based on a Fellini film |
| 39% | AIDA | 4 | Musical based on a Verdi opera |
| 39% | LEGOLAND | 8 | Theme park based on a toy |
| 39% | ANNIE | 5 | Musical based on a comic strip |
| 39% | FLATTAXES | 9 | Levies based on a single percentage |
| 39% | GMT | 3 | Time based on a Lon. borough |
| 39% | RAIN | 4 | Play based on a Maugham tale |
| 39% | ROOTS | 5 | Miniseries based on a Haley novel |
| 39% | OREOOS | 6 | Cereal based on a Nabisco cookie |
| 39% | PASODOBLE | 9 | Latin dance based on a bullfight |
| 39% | CLUE | 4 | Movie based on a board game |
| 38% | RAIN | 4 | Classic play based on a Maugham tale |