| 100% | LOEB | 4 | Lisa with the 1997 hit "I Do" |
| 77% | RIMES | 5 | Country singer with the 1997 triple platinum hit "How Do I Live" |
| 70% | LISA | 4 | With 49-Across, singer with the 1997 hit "I Do" |
| 69% | ROBYN | 5 | One-named singer with the 1997 hit "Show Me Love" |
| 68% | ROBYN | 5 | One-named Swedish singer with the 1997 hit "Show Me Love" |
| 68% | SUBLIME | 7 | Ska punk band with the 1997 hit song "What I Got" |
| 65% | LEANNRIMES | 10 | Singer with the 1997 3x platinum single "How Do I Live" |
| 64% | BRYAN | 5 | Singer Adams with the hit "Everything I Do" |
| 62% | LOEB | 4 | Lisa with the #1 hit "Stay (I Missed You)" |
| 62% | LOEB | 4 | Lisa with the 1994 hit “Stay (I Missed You)” |
| 61% | BOBBYSHERMAN | 12 | *1960s-'70s teen idol with the hit "Julie, Do Ya Love Me" |
| 61% | LOEB | 4 | Lisa with the 1994 #1 hit "Stay (I Missed You)" |
| 60% | ELLIE | 5 | Singer Goulding with the 2015 8x platinum hit "Love Me Like You Do" |
| 60% | ASONGFORMAMA | 12 | Boyz II Men 1997 hit with the line "You taught me everything": 4 wds. |
| 59% | ABBA | 4 | Band with the hit song "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do" |
| 58% | HANSON | 6 | Pop group with the 1997 hit "MMMBop" |
| 58% | SUPERTROUPER | 12 | ABBA hit with the lyric "All I do is eat and sleep and sing" |
| 58% | LOEB | 4 | Lisa with the 1994 hit "Stay" |
| 56% | CHUMBAWAMBA | 11 | Anarchist British pop-rock band with the 1997 hit “Tubthumping” |
| 55% | THECARDIGANS | 12 | "Top" Swedish rock band with the 1997 hit "Lovefool": 2 wds. |
| 55% | FIONAAPPLE | 10 | "Fruity" female pop singer with the 1997 hit "Criminal": 2 wds. |
| 55% | HANSON | 6 | Group with the 1997 #1 hit "MMMBop" |
| 55% | LOEB | 4 | Singer Lisa with the 1994 #1 hit "Stay" |
| 53% | AQUA | 4 | European pop group with the 1997 hit "Barbie Girl," or a shade of blue |
| 51% | ARGO | 4 | 2012 movie with the line "If I'm doing a fake movie, it's gonna be a fake hit" |
| 51% | ARI | 3 | Lennox with the R&B hit "Got Me" |
| 51% | DRE | 3 | Rapper Dr. ___ with the hit "Let Me Ride" |
| 51% | AHA | 3 | Norwegian band with the hit "Take On Me" |
| 51% | THIRDEYEBLIND | 13 | Band with the 1997 hit "Semi-Charmed Life" … or a phonetic hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 51% | AHA | 3 | Norwegian band with the hit "Take On Me" (Hyph.) |