| 100% | WEIRDSCIENCE | 12 | Oingo Boingo single that was the theme song for a 1980s film and 1990s TV series (2 wds.) |
| 39% | ALJARREAU | 9 | Singer whose "Moonlighting" was the theme song for the TV show of the same name: 2 wds. |
| 39% | LADYMARMALADE | 13 | Song from the 2001 film "Moulin Rouge!" that was a #1 hit for Pink, Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, and Mya: 2 wds. |
| 39% | ALLABOUTEVE | 11 | Film that is tied with "Titanic" and "La La Land" for the most Oscar nominations for a single film (14) (3 wds.) |
| 37% | ACTAFOOL | 8 | Single from Ludacris that was part of the soundtrack for "2 Fast 2 Furious," and was also nominated for a Grammy: 3 wds. |
| 36% | HIGHFIDELITY | 12 | 50-Across novel that was adapted into a feature film in 2000, a Broadway musical in 2006, and a TV series in 2020 (2 wds.) |
| 36% | LADYMARMALADE | 13 | A popular song that was covered by Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mya and Pink for the soundtrack of "Moulin Rouge!": 2 wds. |
| 35% | PAULACOLE | 9 | Singer whose "I Don't Want to Wait" was the theme song for "Dawson's Creek": 2 wds. |
| 35% | GOSSIPGIRL | 10 | TV series with Blake Lively and Leighton Meester that is based on Cecily von Ziegesar's novel of the same name: 2 wds. |
| 35% | THEWALKINGDEAD | 14 | Dystopian horror TV series that depicts the post-apocalyptic horror and is based on a comic series by Robert Kirkman: 3 wds. |
| 34% | FORMULAONE | 10 | A sport that is the highest class of single seat auto racing, with former racers such as Ayrton Senna and Michael Schumacher: 2 wds |
| 33% | ONTHEROADAGAIN | 14 | Song by 30-Across/33-Across that won a Grammy Award for Best Country Song and was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame (4 wds.) |
| 33% | ELMTREE | 7 | A tree that is the state symbol for Massachusetts: 2 wds. |
| 32% | KILLBILL | 8 | 2022 SZA song that was #1 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop charts for 21 weeks, a record: 2 wds. |
| 32% | NAUGHTYDOG | 10 | Video game company that created the "Uncharted" action-adventure game series, which has been adapted into a film starring Antonio Banderas, 31-Across, and 43-Across (2 wds.) |
| 32% | KENAN | 5 | TV series starring "SNL" comedian Thompson that is about a single dad and his two kids |
| 32% | ALMOSTTHERE | 11 | "The Princess and the Frog" song that was nominated for an Oscar for Best Original Song of 2009: 2 wds. |
| 32% | THEOFFICE | 9 | Steve Carell's TV series which was adapted from a BBC series of the same name: 2 wds. |
| 31% | SHOOTTOTHRILL | 13 | AC/DC song that was a signature theme for Iron Man in "The Avengers": 3 wds. |
| 31% | PAULMCCARTNEY | 13 | He sang the theme for the 1973 James Bond film "Live and Let Die": 2 wds. |
| 31% | VHS | 3 | VCR format that was a popular mode of watching 19a in the 1980s and 1990s: Abbr. |
| 31% | COTTONEYEDJOE | 13 | Traditional American folk song that was the inspiration for a 1994 hit by Swedish band Rednex: 2 wds., hyph. |
| 31% | DURANDURAN | 10 | They sang the theme for the 1985 James Bond film "A View to a Kill": 2 wds. |
| 31% | SWEETDAY | 8 | "One ___," a song by Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men, that was Billboard's most successful song of the 1990s: 2 wds. |
| 31% | LABOHEME | 8 | Opera by Puccini that is the basis for the film "Rent" (2 wds) |
| 31% | VACATION | 8 | "Jersey Shore Family ___," reality TV series that was a revival and sequel of the original "Jersey Shore" series |
| 31% | SWIMMING | 8 | "___ with Sharks," TV series starring Kiernan Shipka and Diane Kruger that was inspired by the eponymous 1994 film |
| 31% | TOM | 3 | ___ Moore, TV and film director who was a director for the TV show "Cheers" |
| 31% | BROKENHALOS | 11 | Chris Stapleton single that won the 2018 Grammy for Best Country Song: 2 wds. |
| 31% | SPACECOWBOY | 11 | Kacey Musgraves single that won the 2019 Grammy for Best Country Song: 2 wds. |