| 100% | DAMNYANKEES | 11 | Gwen Verdon musical film about baseball with the song "Whatever Lola Wants" (2 wds.) |
| 39% | DAMNYANKEES | 11 | "Whatever Lola Wants" show that won the 1956 Tony for Best Musical (2 wds.) |
| 38% | HOLIDAYINN | 10 | 1942 musical film with the song "I've Got Plenty to Be Thankful For" (2 wds.) |
| 37% | DAMNYANKEES | 11 | 1958 musical film about baseball that featured 31-Across in her film debut (2 wds.) |
| 34% | HELLODOLLY | 10 | Broadway musical with the song "It Takes a Woman" (2 wds.) |
| 34% | LESMISERABLES | 13 | Musical with the song "I Dreamed a Dream" which was also the name of Scottish singer Susan Boyle's (birthday today) debut album: 2 wds. |
| 34% | SOCIALNETWORK | 13 | With "The," 2010 film about the early days of Facebook with a screenplay written by Aaron Sorkin : 2 wds. |
| 33% | YENTL | 5 | Musical film with the opening song "Where Is It Written?" |
| 33% | CASEYATTHEBAT | 13 | Ernest L. Thayer poem about baseball with the line "there is no joy in Mudville" (4 wds.) |
| 32% | TONELOC | 7 | Rapper with the 1989 song "Wild Thing": 2 wds. |
| 32% | LITTLEJEANNIE | 13 | 1980 Elton John song with the line "I want you to be my acrobat": 2 wds. |
| 32% | HEADOVERHEELS | 13 | 1985 Top 10 song by 42-Across that begins, "I wanted to be with you alone / And talk about the weather" (3 wds.) |
| 32% | VANMORRISON | 11 | Rock singer with the 1971 song "Wild Night": 2 wds. |
| 32% | BILLYJOEL | 9 | "Piano man" with the hit song "Piano Man": 2 wds. |
| 32% | KIDROCK | 7 | Rap and country singer with the song "Bawitdaba": 2 wds. |
| 32% | BILLWITHERS | 11 | Singer with the 1971 song "Ain't No Sunshine": 2 wds. |
| 31% | CAPEFEAR | 8 | 1991 Jessica Lange film about a convict obsessed with revenge: 2 wds. |
| 31% | ELTONJOHN | 9 | "Piano man" with the hit song "Candle in the Wind": 2 wds. |
| 31% | PHILCOLLINS | 11 | Singer with the 1988 #1 song “Groovy Kind of Love”: 2 wds. |
| 31% | DUMBMONEY | 9 | 2023 film about the GameStop short squeeze that featured 35-Across: 2 wds. |
| 31% | SIMPLEMINDS | 11 | Band with the 1985 hit "Don't You (Forget About Me)": 2 wds. |
| 31% | THETEMPTATIONS | 14 | Group with the 1966 song "Ain't Too Proud to Beg": 2 wds. |
| 31% | ENCANTO | 7 | Disney film with the song "We Don't Talk About Bruno" |
| 30% | MYFAIRLADY | 10 | Broadway musical with the song "I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face" (3 wds.) |
| 30% | MAMMAMIA | 8 | Musical based on the songs of ABBA: 2 wds. |
| 30% | BIGFISH | 7 | 2003 Jessica Lange film about a son who reconciles with his dying father: 2 wds. |
| 30% | MOVIEMUSICAL | 12 | Film with songs and dancing: 2 wds. |
| 30% | PROM | 4 | Meryl Streep/James Corden musical film featuring the song "It's Time to Dance," with "The" |
| 30% | SIMPLEMINDS | 11 | Scottish New Wave band with the 1985 hit "Don't You (Forget About Me)": 2 wds. |
| 30% | STATEFAIR | 9 | 1945 film musical with the song "It Might As Well Be Spring" |