| 100% | LOSECONTROL | 11 | Hit song by 44-Across that samples Hot Streak's "Body Work" and Cybotron's "Clear" (2 wds.) |
| 47% | FIRSTCLASS | 10 | 2022 #1 hit song by 36-Across that samples Fergie's "Glamorous" (2 wds.) |
| 43% | ANXIETY | 7 | 2025 hit song by 19-Across that samples Gotye and Kimbra's "Somebody That I Used to Know" |
| 43% | HAPPYTOGETHER | 13 | 1967 song by 15-Across that was the group's biggest hit: 2 wds. |
| 41% | ICECREAM | 8 | "Sweet" song by K-pop girl group Blackpink and Selena Gomez that hit #13 in 2020: 2 wds. |
| 40% | LETME | 5 | "___ Love You," 2016 song by DJ Snake and Justin Bieber that featured on the Billboard Hot 100: 2 wds. |
| 40% | THEFIGHTER | 10 | 2017 hit song by 17-Across that was inspired by his relationship with 30-Across: 2 wds. |
| 40% | DANCINGQUEEN | 12 | Song by ABBA that was #12 on Billboard's year-end Hot 100 for 1977: 2 wds. |
| 39% | UPSIDEDOWN | 10 | 1980 50-Across song that hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, Disco, and Soul charts (2 wds.) |
| 39% | NICEFOR | 7 | "___ What," hit song by Drake which samples Lauryn Hill's "Ex Factor": 2 wds. |
| 39% | ISLANDSIN | 9 | With 40-Across, song that reached #1 on Billboard's country and Hot 100 charts in 1983: 2 wds. |
| 39% | BLUEBERRYHILL | 13 | Hit song by 41-Across that begins, "I found my thrill ... " (2 wds.) |
| 39% | CALMDOWN | 8 | 2022 Afrobeats song by Rema with a hit Selena Gomez remix and a title that says to relax: 2 wds. |
| 39% | BASKETCASE | 10 | Novel by 44-Across that highlights a song by the same name cowritten with Warren Zevon: 2 wds. |
| 38% | SAYSO | 5 | 2020 song by 14-Across that later hit #1 when remixed with Nicki Minaj: 2 wds. |
| 38% | WALKONBY | 8 | Song by Burt Bacharach and 26-Across that was a hit for 15-Across in 1964: 3 wds. |
| 38% | REACHOUTFORME | 13 | Song by Burt Bacharach and 26-Across that was a hit for 15-Across in 1964: 4 wds. |
| 38% | WILDESTDREAMS | 13 | Hit song by 30-Across from the album "1989" that begs, "Say you'll remember me" (2 wds.) |
| 38% | PURPLERAIN | 10 | 1984 album by Prince that included the hits "Let's Go Crazy" and "When Doves Cry": 2 wds. |
| 38% | AGESEXLOCATION | 14 | 2022 album by Ari Lennox that includes the hit songs 29-Across and "Pressure" (3 wds.) |
| 38% | COUNTRYMUSIC | 12 | 2010 hit album by 44-Across (and his primary genre): 2 wds. |
| 37% | ALOT | 4 | "It's Beginning to Look ___ Like Christmas," a hit song by Perry Como and the Fontane Sisters: 2 wds. |
| 37% | SPANISHFLEA | 11 | 1966 "country" song by Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass that's instrumental: 2 wds. |
| 37% | MOVESLIKE | 9 | "___ Jagger," a hit song by Maroon 5, that featured Christina Aguilera: 2 wds. |
| 37% | CRADLEOFLOVE | 12 | 42-Across hit song that was covered by Alvin and the Chipmunks in 1991 (3 wds.) |
| 36% | GETURFREAKON | 12 | Hit song by 44-Across with many elements from Bhangra music (4 wds.) |
| 36% | SOULSACRIFICE | 13 | Instrumental song by 41-Across that was a hit at Woodstock (2 wds.) |
| 36% | LIKECRAZY | 9 | 2023 K-pop hit by Jimin that peaked at #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart: 2 wds. |
| 36% | SHUTDOWN | 8 | 2022 K-pop hit by Blackpink that peaked at #25 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart: 2 wds. |
| 36% | THEPERIPHERAL | 13 | 2014 techno-thriller by 44-Across that's being adapted by Amazon: 2 wds. |