| 100% | SAYER | 5 | Leo with the 1977 #1 hit "When I Need You" |
| 71% | SAYER | 5 | Leo with the 1977 #1 hit "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing" |
| 50% | ELLIMAN | 7 | Yvonne with the 1978 #1 hit "If I Can't Have You" |
| 48% | AMERICANWOMAN | 13 | 1970 No. 1 hit with the lyric “I don’t need your war machines” |
| 48% | NICKELBACK | 10 | Rock band with the 2001 #1 hit "How You Remind Me" |
| 48% | IRONIC | 6 | 1996 hit with the lyric "It's like ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife" |
| 47% | SAYER | 5 | "When I Need You" singer Leo |
| 47% | SAYER | 5 | “When I Need You” singer Leo |
| 47% | LEOSAYER | 8 | British singer-songwriter who recorded 1977 UK no 1 single When I Need You |
| 47% | SAYSAYSAY | 9 | 1983 #1 hit with the lyric "Take, take, take what you need" |
| 47% | LOEB | 4 | Lisa with the 1994 #1 hit "Stay (I Missed You)" |
| 46% | RITAORA | 7 | Singer with the 2018 hit “Let You Love Me” |
| 46% | NICKELBACK | 10 | Band with the 2001 #1 hit "How You Remind Me" … or a hint to entering 54-Across |
| 46% | NICKELBACK | 10 | "Metallic" band with the 2001 hit "How You Remind Me" |
| 46% | INXS | 4 | Band with the 1988 #1 hit "Need You Tonight" |
| 46% | RAYE | 4 | Collin with the No. 1 country hit "Love, Me" |
| 45% | INXS | 4 | Band with the hits "What You Need" and "Need You Tonight" |
| 45% | CHAKAKHAN | 9 | Singer with the #1 R&B hit "I Feel for You" |
| 45% | LOEB | 4 | Lisa with the #1 hit "Stay (I Missed You)" |
| 45% | INXS | 4 | 1980s band with the hits "Need You Tonight" and "What You Need" |
| 45% | ANITA | 5 | Baker with the #3 hit "Giving You the Best That I Got" |
| 45% | WHAM | 4 | Duo with the 1984 hit "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" |
| 45% | NSYNC | 5 | Boy band with the No. 1 hit "It's Gonna Be Me" |
| 45% | NSYNC | 5 | Pop group with the No. 1 hit "It's Gonna Be Me" |
| 45% | TONIBRAXTON | 11 | Singer with the 1996 #1 hit "You're Makin' Me High" |
| 44% | INXS | 4 | Australian rock band with the hits "What You Need" and "Need You Tonight" |
| 44% | ANITA | 5 | Singer Baker with the 1988 hit "Giving You the Best That I Got" |
| 44% | CHEAPTRICK | 10 | Band with the 1979 hit "I Want You to Want Me": 2 wds. |
| 44% | SIMPLEMINDS | 11 | Band with the 1985 hit "Don't You (Forget About Me)": 2 wds. |
| 44% | LIZZO | 5 | One-named rapper/singer with the 2019 hit album "Cuz I Love You" |