| 100% | SOMEWHERE | 9 | Keane hit the charts with __ Only We Know |
| 48% | LETITBE | 7 | #1 Beatles hit with the only known vocal contribution by Linda McCartney |
| 41% | HAWAII | 6 | The only US state with no straight borders |
| 41% | OHIO | 4 | The only US state with a non-rectangular flag |
| 40% | KEANE | 5 | English rock band that sang the hit song "Somewhere Only We Know" |
| 40% | IOWA | 4 | The only US state whose name starts with two vowels |
| 39% | ABBA | 4 | Band with the 1979 hit "Does Your Mother Know" |
| 39% | ADELE | 5 | Singer with the 2016 hit "When We Were Young" |
| 39% | INXS | 4 | Australian band with the 1988 hit "Never Tear Us Apart" |
| 38% | DURAN | 5 | With 2-Down, group with the only James Bond theme to hit #1 |
| 38% | BEACH | 5 | The ___ Boys, 1961 American rock band known for their hit "God Only Knows" |
| 38% | RITAORA | 7 | British singer with the hits "How We Do (Party)" and "Poison" |
| 38% | PSY | 3 | South Korean rapper with the US hits "Gangnam Style" and "Gentleman" |
| 38% | SCHOOLSOUT | 10 | 1972 Alice Cooper hit with the lyric “Well, we got no class” |
| 38% | RITAORA | 7 | British singer with the hits "How We Do (Party)" and "Your Song" |
| 38% | IREALLYLIKEYOU | 14 | 2015 hit song by 49-Across with the lyrics "But how'd we get in this position? / It's way too soon, I know this isn't love" (4 wds.) |
| 38% | AMES | 4 | Surname of brothers with 38 chart hits in the '40s and '50s |
| 37% | ASITWAS | 7 | Harry Styles hit with the lyric "You know it's not the same ..." |
| 37% | FOXYLADY | 8 | 1967 hit with the lyric "You know you're a cute little heartbreaker" |
| 37% | FASTCAR | 7 | Tracy Chapman hit with the lyric "So I remember when we were driving" |
| 37% | WEDONTTALK | 10 | With 36-Across, song from 16-Across that hit #1 on the Billboard charts: 3 wds. |
| 37% | KEANE | 5 | "Somewhere Only We Know" band |
| 36% | HEYMA | 5 | 2002 Cam’ron hit with the lyric “and we gon’ get it on tonight” |
| 36% | MONROE | 6 | Bill ___, country singer known as the "Father of Bluegrass" with the hit "Kentucky Waltz" |
| 36% | JENNA | 5 | Half, along with Barbara, of the only set of twins of any US president |
| 36% | PAPA | 4 | "___ Was a Rollin' Stone" (funk hit with the lyric "All he left us was alone") |
| 35% | YEAH | 4 | Hit single from Usher featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris, that topped the US charts for 12 consecutive weeks |
| 35% | IRIS | 4 | Goo Goo Dolls hit with the line "I just want you to know who I am" |
| 35% | IGETIDEAS | 9 | Tony Martin hit with the lyric "When we are dancing and you're dangerously near me" |
| 35% | LIVINONAPRAYER | 14 | 1986 Bon Jovi hit with the lyric "Take my hand, we'll make it, I swear" |