| 100% | BELLYACHE | 9 | Hit song by 30-Across that begins "Sittin' all alone / Mouth full of gum / In the driveway" |
| 39% | WALKLIKEAMAN | 12 | No. 1 song by 30-Across that's included in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's list of "Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll" (4 wds.) |
| 39% | HELLO | 5 | Hit song by Adele that won 3 Grammy awards including Record of the Year in 2017 |
| 38% | OCEANEYES | 9 | Hit song by 30-Across that begins "I've been watching you / For some time / Can't stop staring" (2 wds.) |
| 38% | ROAR | 4 | Hit song by Katy Perry that was nominated for a Grammy for Song of the Year in 2014 |
| 38% | WILDESTDREAMS | 13 | Hit song by 30-Across from the album "1989" that begs, "Say you'll remember me" (2 wds.) |
| 38% | FIREWORK | 8 | Hit song by Katy Perry that was nominated for a Grammy for Record of the Year in 2012 |
| 36% | COUNTONME | 9 | Hit single by 45-Across that begins, "If you ever find yourself stuck in the middle of the sea" (3 wds.) |
| 34% | OUTOFTHEWOODS | 13 | Hit single by 30-Across from the album "1989" that asks, "Are we in the clear yet?" (4 wds.) |
| 34% | BOTHSIDESNOW | 12 | 12-Down hit song that begins with the lyrics "Rows and flows of angel hair / And ice cream castles in the air" (3 wds.) |
| 34% | SUPERSTITION | 12 | 1972 hit song by 38-Across that is #74 on Rolling Stone's list of 500 Greatest Songs of All Time |
| 34% | PIECEOFME | 9 | Song by 32-Across that won three MTV Video Music Awards in 2008, including Video of the Year (3 wds.) |
| 34% | ONTHEROADAGAIN | 14 | Song by 30-Across/33-Across that won a Grammy Award for Best Country Song and was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame (4 wds.) |
| 33% | TOOMANYRIVERS | 13 | Song by 17-Across covered by 40-Across that was a hit for Brenda Lee in the 1960s (3 wds.) |
| 33% | HAVANA | 6 | Hit song by Camila Cabello that shares its title with the capital of Cuba |
| 33% | CRADLEOFLOVE | 12 | 42-Across hit song that was covered by Alvin and the Chipmunks in 1991 (3 wds.) |
| 33% | BLUEBERRYHILL | 13 | Hit song by 41-Across that begins, "I found my thrill ... " (2 wds.) |
| 33% | ROLLING | 7 | "___ in the Deep," hit song by Adele that won 3 Grammy awards including Record of the Year in 2012 |
| 33% | ONE | 3 | A hit song by U2, which is considered one of the greatest songs of all time |
| 33% | MAN | 3 | "Simple ___," 1973 hit song by rock band, Lynyrd Skynyrd that features in the movie "Almost Famous" |
| 33% | FREE | 4 | "___ Bird," 1973 hit song by rock band, Lynyrd Skynyrd that features in the movie "Forrest Gump" |
| 32% | YOU | 3 | "Someone like ___," hit song by Adele that won the Grammy for Best Pop Solo Performance in 2012 |
| 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% | NIGHT | 5 | "Saturday ___ Special," 1975 hit song by rock band, Lynyrd Skynyrd that features in the movie "The Longest Yard" |
| 32% | LEAN | 4 | With 51-Across, Bill Withers hit song that begins, "Sometimes in our lives / We all have pain" |
| 32% | FREEDOM | 7 | A hit song by Pharrell Williams that was used in the film "Despicable Me 3" |
| 32% | SADDLE | 6 | "Back in the ___," 1976 song by Aerosmith that features the sounds of a galloping horse |
| 31% | SLIDE | 5 | Hit song by the Goo Goo Dolls from their album "Dizzy Up the Girl" that won an ASCAP Pop Award in 2000 |
| 31% | MIAMI | 5 | "Move to ___," hit song by Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias which has the name of a Florida city in its title |
| 31% | NUMB | 4 | 2003 hit song by Linkin Park ... or the feeling of no pain after dipping your toes in ice-cold water |