| 100% | BONO | 4 | Lead singer on "Mysterious Ways" and "With or Without You" |
| 70% | BONO | 4 | Lead singer on the 1987 hit "With or Without You" |
| 66% | BONO | 4 | Lead singer on "With or Without You" |
| 56% | BONO | 4 | Lead singer on the songs "Mysterious Ways" and "Beautiful Day" |
| 54% | BONO | 4 | Lead vocalist on "With or Without You" |
| 50% | BONO | 4 | "With or Without You" singer |
| 42% | NUKE | 4 | One way to cook corn on the cob without fussing with the husk and silk, slangily |
| 38% | LUKEBRYAN | 9 | Country singer of Play It Again and Drunk on You |
| 37% | DIDO | 4 | Singer with the hits "White Flag" and "Thank You" |
| 37% | DIDO | 4 | Singer with the hits “Thank You” and “White Flag” |
| 37% | ADELE | 5 | Singer with the hits "Hello" and "Somebody Like You" |
| 37% | DOLLYPARTON | 11 | Country Music Hall of Fame singer who covers "Every Breath You Take" with Sting and "Open Arms" with Steve Perry on 48-Across (2 wds.) |
| 37% | DIDO | 4 | Singer of "Thank You" who collaborated with Eminem on "Stan" |
| 37% | LIONEL | 6 | With 33-Across, "Hello" singer and judge on "American Idol" |
| 36% | ADAM | 4 | ___ Levine, Maroon 5's lead singer and former coach on NBC's "The Voice" |
| 36% | PETERFRAMPTON | 13 | Singer of “I'm in You” and “Baby, I Love Your Way” |
| 36% | ALICIAKEYS | 10 | Singer with the #1 albums "As I Am" and "Girl on Fire" |
| 36% | TOMWALKER | 9 | Leave a Light On and Just You and I singer |
| 36% | TOWEL | 5 | Beach essential you can lie on or dry off with |
| 35% | REGINABELLE | 11 | "Baby Come to Me" singer who collaborated with 44-Across on the R&B hits "Without You" and 34-Across (2 wds.) |
| 35% | TURNOVERANEWLEAF | 16 | "___, and you'll go left or right on that bit of foliage" |
| 35% | LUKEBRYAN | 9 | "Drunk on You" singer and judge on "American Idol": 2 wds. |
| 35% | BILLYJOEL | 9 | US singer of Just the Way You Are and Piano Man |
| 35% | REBA | 4 | Country singer McEntire with the hit "I Keep On Loving You" |
| 35% | TUBE | 4 | Object with one hole or two, depending on whom you ask |
| 35% | MARYJBLIGE | 10 | "Be Without You" singer who was honored with a "Billboard" Icon Award in 2022 (3 wds.) |
| 35% | NICHE | 5 | Adjective that rhymes with "sheesh" or "pitch," depending on who you ask |
| 35% | OJS | 3 | Drinks you can get with or without pulp, for short |
| 34% | RINGO | 5 | Lead singer on "Octopus's Garden" |
| 34% | BONO | 4 | Lead singer on "The Joshua Tree" |