| 100% | PPAP | 4 | Japanese comedian Daimaou Kosaka's viral dance song which received 1 million hits in its first month: Abbr. |
| 22% | HOTTOGO | 7 | Chappell Roan hit with an accompanying dance in which the letters of the song's name are spelled out |
| 22% | IPOD | 4 | Its first ad touted "1,000 songs in your pocket" |
| 20% | TOYOTA | 6 | Japanese industry giant, or the city in which it's headquartered |
| 20% | GENIE | 5 | "___ in a Bottle" (Christina Aguilera's first No. 1 song) |
| 20% | SIGHT | 5 | "Love at First ___," hit song by Australian singer Kylie Minogue which was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2003 |
| 20% | SNL | 3 | Its first host, in 1975, was George Carlin: Abbr. |
| 20% | FENTYBEAUTY | 11 | Rihanna brand that netted more than seventy-two million dollars in its first month |
| 20% | OMG | 3 | Gryffin and Carly Rae Jepsen's 2019 release that hit #1 on the US Billboard Dance Club Songs chart in November |
| 19% | DEC | 3 | Month in which Kwanzaa begins: Abbr. |
| 19% | VERSE | 5 | "Second ___, same as the first!" (line in a Herman's Hermits hit song) |
| 19% | IWALKTHELINE | 12 | First #1 hit for 17-Across, which lent its name to a 2005 biopic: 4 wds. |
| 19% | MARCH | 5 | Month in 2021 when Jack Dorsey's first-ever tweet got sold for $2.9 million |
| 19% | MALIBU | 6 | Hit song by American artist Miley Cyrus which depicts a city in California that is known for its celebrity homes and the sandy Zuma Beach |
| 19% | DIDNT | 5 | "___ We Almost Have It All," number-one hit by Whitney Houston that received a Grammy nomination for Song of the Year in 1988 |
| 19% | OUR | 3 | "___ Song" (Taylor Swift's first #1 hit) |
| 19% | SDAK | 4 | Only U.S. state in which the name of the state and its capital share no letters: Abbr. |
| 19% | CLOSER | 6 | Hit single from The Chainsmokers, featuring Halsey, which became their first #1 song on the Billboard Hot 100 |
| 19% | BLUEORIGIN | 10 | Company that auctioned off a spot in its first crewed spaceflight for $28 million (June, 2021) |
| 18% | DEANMARTIN | 10 | His 1959 song "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" hit the top 10 for the first time ever in 2021: 2 wds. |
| 18% | GUAM | 4 | Largest island in Micronesia which receives over a million visitors every year which is almost eight times its population |
| 18% | SOV | 3 | The first "S" in S.S.R.: Abbr. |
| 18% | GETTIN | 6 | "___ Jiggy wit It," hit song by Will Smith which samples Sister Sledge's "He's the Greatest Dancer" |
| 18% | SOUL | 4 | "Break My ___," Beyonce's 2022 song that became her first No. 1 hit since 2008's "Single Ladies" |
| 18% | REM | 3 | Ariana Grande's hit song which is also a sleep phase: Abbr. |
| 18% | BURNHAM | 7 | Bo ___, comedian whose song "Bezos I" went viral in 2021 |
| 18% | LILNASX | 7 | Featured artist in S.N.L.’s “Pride Month Song” |
| 18% | HIS | 3 | "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in ___ Kiss)" (Cher hit) |
| 18% | CHRISBAUER | 10 | Actor who played Andy Bellefleur in HBO's "True Blood" which celebrates its 10th anniversary this month: 2 wds. |
| 18% | LITTLE | 6 | "___ Red Corvette," hit song by Prince which was used in the soundtrack for the movie "The Slugger's Wife" |