| 100% | ACAPELLA | 8 | Performance by a singer without instruments |
| 60% | CLUBMEDLEY | 10 | Performance by a cabaret singer? |
| 47% | SOLOS | 5 | Performances by a single person |
| 47% | SOLOS | 5 | Performances by a single musician |
| 45% | SOLO | 4 | Like a singer without backup |
| 45% | TUNE | 4 | Something carried by a singer |
| 45% | GIG | 3 | Live performance by a musician, informally |
| 45% | DUET | 4 | Performance by two singers |
| 44% | GIG | 3 | Live performance by a musical group, informally |
| 44% | MELODY | 6 | It's often carried by a singer |
| 44% | JLO | 3 | ___ Beauty (skincare line launched by a singer) |
| 43% | BEDAZZLED | 9 | Overwhelmed by a performance |
| 43% | KAZOOS | 6 | Instruments played by over five thousand audience members in a record-shattering (and ear-shattering) 2011 Royal Albert Hall performance |
| 42% | RAPT | 4 | Mesmerized by a performance, say |
| 42% | BENNETT | 7 | Singer Tony who was given a tribute performance at the Grammys by his “Love for Sale” collaborator, Lady Gaga (April, 2022) |
| 41% | ARIA | 4 | Melody sung by a solo singer |
| 41% | SOLO | 4 | Song sung by a single singer |
| 41% | SOLO | 4 | Performance without a partner |
| 41% | EYDIEGORMEFOODS | 15 | Fancy grocery started by a nightclub singer? |
| 41% | LYRICPOEM | 9 | Classical work accompanied by a musical instrument |
| 41% | ADLIB | 5 | A performance delivered without preparation |
| 40% | CONCERT | 7 | Music performance by band, singer or orchestra |
| 40% | ALANIS | 6 | 1991 platinum debut album by a female singer |
| 40% | PSY | 3 | "___Five" (2010 album by a South Korean singer) |
| 40% | DARK | 4 | Without a light to see by |
| 39% | TEDDYTOEDDY | 11 | Toy bear given by a fan of singer Arnold? |
| 39% | ELMO | 4 | "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer" singer Shropshire |
| 39% | NAKEDEYE | 8 | By __, visible without a telescope or microscope |
| 39% | IDOL | 4 | "Eyes Without a Face" singer |
| 39% | SITAR | 5 | Instrument accompanied by a tabla |