| 100% | INKSPOTS | 8 | Group whose 1946 song "The Gypsy" was #1 for 13 weeks |
| 46% | ACEOFBASE | 9 | Swedish pop group whose 1994 hit "The Sign" was #1 for six weeks |
| 46% | ASHANTI | 7 | Singer whose 2002 song "Foolish" was #1 for 10 weeks |
| 45% | CRYSTALS | 8 | "He's a Rebel" girl group whose songs were produced by 13-Across, with "the" |
| 44% | ABBA | 4 | Group whose songs are heard in the "Mamma Mia!" films |
| 43% | BEEGEES | 7 | Group whose songs "Night Fever" and "Stayin' Alive" were simultaneously #1 and #2 on the Billboard Hot 100: 2 wds. |
| 43% | RONETTES | 8 | "Be My Baby" girl group whose songs were produced by 13-Across, with "the" |
| 43% | BTS | 3 | Group whose song “Butter” spent ten weeks at No. 1 in 2021 |
| 42% | ABBA | 4 | Swedish group whose songs are in the jukebox musical "Mamma Mia!" |
| 42% | ABBA | 4 | Swedish group whose songs are featured in the "Mamma Mia!" movies |
| 42% | THEBOYISMINE | 12 | 1998 Brandy and Monica song that was #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for 13 weeks: 4 wds. |
| 41% | BLACK | 5 | ___ Eyed Peas, group whose songs "I Gotta Feeling" and "Boom Boom Pow" were simultaneously #1 and #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 |
| 41% | FOREIGNER | 9 | Group whose fourth album, "4," was #1 for 10 weeks in 1981 |
| 41% | BRENDALEE | 9 | Artist whose Christmas song beat "All I Want for Christmas Is You" to No. 1 on the Billboard charts this month |
| 40% | ENAKEDLADIES | 12 | Band whose 1998 song "One Week" was #1 for one week |
| 40% | AMOR | 4 | Ricky Martin song whose title is the Spanish word for "love" |
| 39% | SPICEGIRLS | 10 | A hugely popular girl group who were responsible for the hit songs "Wannabe" and "2 Become 1" |
| 39% | TUE | 3 | Day this week when BAS was at 1-Across for the Atlantic crossword: abbr. |
| 38% | IRIS | 4 | 1998 song by the Goo Goo Dolls that was #1 for 18 weeks |
| 37% | ALJARREAU | 9 | Singer whose "Moonlighting" was the theme song for the TV show of the same name: 2 wds. |
| 37% | ABBA | 4 | Band whose song "I Still Have Faith in You" was Grammy-nominated for Record of the Year |
| 37% | MACARENA | 8 | 1996 song that was #1 for 14 weeks |
| 37% | PAULACOLE | 9 | Singer whose "I Don't Want to Wait" was the theme song for "Dawson's Creek": 2 wds. |
| 36% | RESPECT | 7 | #1 song hit whose title is spelled out in the lyrics |
| 36% | BROMANTICCOMEDY | 15 | Modern-day genre for the 1952 film whose title is suggested by a word ladder starting at 1-Across |
| 36% | ABBA | 4 | Group whose songs are featured in "Mamma Mia!" |
| 36% | SANTANA | 7 | Artist whose 1999 hit "Smooth" was #1 for 12 weeks |
| 36% | TOMDOOLEY | 9 | Folk song that was a #1 hit for the Kingston Trio |
| 35% | HAPPY | 5 | 2011 song by Pharrell Williams whose title is also a word for being joyful and describes the emotion behind a smile |
| 35% | OCHOA | 5 | Lorena who was the #1 female golfer for 158 consecutive weeks |