| 100% | RISING | 6 | Hit song from the Animals: "House of the __ Sun" |
| 89% | RISING | 6 | Big hit song for the Animals: House of the __ Sun |
| 60% | RISINGSUN | 9 | The House of the __; iconic hit for The Animals |
| 58% | ANIMALS | 7 | The ___ (British Invasion group with the hit "The House of the Rising Sun") |
| 55% | JUPITER | 7 | Train song Drops of the fifth planet from the sun |
| 55% | KILDAREWASYOU | 13 | Song from the Irish version of The Music Man? |
| 54% | OLDIE | 5 | Hit song from the past |
| 54% | ISAACHAYES | 10 | Singer of the 1971 #1 hit song "Theme from Shaft" (2 wds.) |
| 54% | OLDIE | 5 | Hit song from the 1970s, today |
| 54% | OLDIE | 5 | Hit song from the 1970s, say |
| 53% | SOLARWIND | 9 | Charged particles from the upper layer of the Sun |
| 53% | IMFREE | 6 | Hit song from the rock opera "Tommy" |
| 53% | TONI | 4 | ___ Basil, singer of the '80s hit song "Mickey" from her album "Word of Mouth" |
| 52% | YMCA | 4 | Hit song from the 1978 disco album “Cruisin’ ” |
| 52% | IHAVE | 5 | __ Nothing, hit song from The Bodyguard |
| 52% | FEELINGMYSELF | 13 | Nicki Minaj hit song from "The Pinkprint" with the lyric "I am a rap legend, just go ask the kings of rap" (2 wds.) |
| 52% | TEAFORTWO | 9 | Hit song from the 1925 musical “No, No, Nanette” |
| 52% | GRAVITY | 7 | Defying __, hit song from the musical Wicked |
| 52% | LOLA | 4 | Hit song of The Kinks |
| 51% | OLDIE | 5 | A golden ___, a hit song from the past |
| 51% | BRICUSSE | 8 | Leslie —, winner of a Best Music, Original Song Oscar for Talk to the Animals from Doctor Dolittle |
| 50% | RELIGION | 8 | Losing my __, REM's hit song from the 1990s |
| 50% | PARTY | 5 | "___ in the U.S.A," hit song by Miley Cyrus from her album "The Time of Our Lives" |
| 50% | YOUCANCALLMEAL | 14 | 1986 hit song for Paul Simon ... or an instruction from the starts of 20-, 34- and 41-Across? |
| 50% | OLDIE | 5 | Hit song from back in the day |
| 50% | THEWOMANINME | 12 | 2023 memoir by 31-Across whose title comes from the lyrics of one of her hit songs (4 wds.) |
| 50% | RISINGSUN | 9 | The House of the __, covered by The Animals |
| 50% | YODEL | 5 | Song from the top of a mountain, often |
| 49% | SIRDUKE | 7 | Hit from "Songs in the Key of Life" dedicated to Ellington |
| 49% | ONTOP | 5 | Imagine Dragons hit song "___ of the World" (2 wds.) |