| 100% | CAREY | 5 | Mariah ___, singer whose performance of "Vision of Love" on SNL is considered one of the best on the show |
| 80% | BOWIE | 5 | David ___, singer whose performance of "Boys Keep Swinging" on SNL is considered one of the best on the show |
| 77% | TINA | 4 | ___ Turner, singer whose performance of "What's Love Got to Do With It" on SNL is considered one of the best on the show |
| 72% | SIMON | 5 | ___ & Garfunkel, duo whose performance of "My Little Town" on SNL is considered one of the best on the show |
| 72% | HEARTBREAKERS | 13 | Tom Petty & the ___, band whose performance of "Honey Bee" on SNL is considered one of the best on the show |
| 64% | NIRVANA | 7 | Rock band whose performance of "Smells Like Teen Spirit" on SNL is considered one of the best on the show |
| 44% | ORWELL | 6 | English novelist George ___ (pen name) whose novella "Animal Farm" is considered one of the best ones written in the 20th century |
| 42% | DION | 4 | Celine ___, "My Heart Will Go On" singer who is one of the best selling female artists |
| 42% | CAREY | 5 | Mariah ___, singer known as the "Queen of Christmas," who is one of the best selling female artists |
| 38% | LUKADONCIC | 10 | Athlete whose February 2025 trade is considered one of the "most shocking" in NBA history |
| 37% | PAULAABDUL | 10 | Singer who was one of the original judges on "American Idol" |
| 37% | JOHN | 4 | ___ Coltrane, saxophonist and "A Love Supreme" musician who is considered one of the most influential figures in jazz |
| 37% | INTRANSLATION | 13 | "Lost ___," a romantic comedy starring Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson, that is considered one of the best movies of the 2000s: 2 wds. |
| 37% | CAPABLANCA | 10 | Late Cuban chess player Jose Raul ___, who was world chess champion from 1921 to 1927 and is considered one of the best ever |
| 37% | ROD | 3 | ___ Stewart, "Baby Jane" singer who is one of the best-selling artists of all time |
| 37% | CASEYSTONER | 11 | Australian motorcycle racer and two-time MotoGP World Champion, who raced for Ducati and Honda and is considered one of the best: 2 wds. |
| 37% | DUKE | 4 | ___ Ellington, pianist who collaborated on more than 1000 compositions and is considered one of the most influential figures in jazz |
| 37% | TAJMAHAL | 8 | Ivory-white marble mausoleum in India which was completed in 1653 and is considered one of the best architectural masterpieces of the world: 2 wds. |
| 36% | FELIX | 5 | Cartoon feline who was one of the first images shown on television |
| 36% | RYANREYNOLDS | 12 | Movie star whose first major role was one of the guys on the sitcom "Two Guys and a Girl" (2 wds.) |
| 36% | SHEERAN | 7 | Singer whose "Shape of You" was the most streamed song of the 2010s on Spotify |
| 36% | TIGERWOODS | 10 | Considered one of the best in golf, he was central figure in a controversy that involved infidelity and ended in his divorce: 2 wds. |
| 36% | GRAPH | 5 | Time might be shown on the side of one |
| 36% | ABDUL | 5 | Paula ___, dancer and singer who was one of the original judges on "American Idol" |
| 36% | ELLA | 4 | ___ Fitzgerald, singer dubbed the "First Lady of Song" with 14 Grammy Awards and is considered one of the most influential figures in jazz |
| 36% | OTERI | 5 | Actress Cheri who was one of the cheerleaders on "SNL" |
| 36% | MEL | 3 | ___ B, English singer who was one of the judges on "America's Got Talent" from season 8 to 13 |
| 35% | ALJARREAU | 9 | Singer whose "Moonlighting" was the theme song for the TV show of the same name: 2 wds. |
| 35% | IAMB | 4 | One of five in “If music be the food of love, play on” |
| 35% | BENSONBOONE | 11 | Singer whose "Beautiful Things" was the best-selling global single of 2024: 2 wds. |