| 100% | RADIO | 5 | Platinum album by 45-Across featuring the songs "Rock the Bells" and "You'll Rock" |
| 64% | MRSMITH | 7 | Multi-Platinum album by 45-Across featuring the songs "Hey Lover" and Doin It" (2 wds.) |
| 47% | KILLINTIME | 10 | Album by 45-Across featuring the singles 18-Across and 26-Across that won the 1989 Album of the Year Academy of Country Music Award (2 wds.) |
| 43% | WILDESTDREAMS | 13 | Hit song by 30-Across from the album "1989" that begs, "Say you'll remember me" (2 wds.) |
| 43% | WEDDING | 7 | "January ___," 2009 song by the Avett Brothers from their album "I and Love and You" |
| 42% | YOUNGERNOW | 10 | 2017 album by 38-Across featuring the Top 10 hit song "Malibu" (2 wds.) |
| 41% | MANINTHEMIRROR | 14 | 1988 hit song by 45-Across with the lyrics "If you want to make the world a better place / Take a look at yourself, and then make a change" (4 wds.) |
| 41% | LONESOME | 8 | "Blue & ___," 25th American studio album by The Rolling Stones and the first one to feature only cover songs |
| 40% | LAWOMAN | 7 | Song and album by the Doors |
| 39% | KNOWNOBETTER | 12 | 2017 song by Major Lazer featuring 26-Across with the lyric "Say you different, who you kidding?" (3 wds.) |
| 38% | LETITBE | 7 | The name of a song and album by the Beatles |
| 38% | APPLAUSE | 8 | Hit song by 43-Across with the lyrics "Live for the way that you cheer and scream for me" |
| 38% | ITSAHELLUVATOWN | 15 | Lyric in the song named by the starts and ends of 19-, 27-, 45- and 53-Across |
| 38% | IMTHEONE | 8 | Hit song by 14-Across, featuring 26-Across, Quavo, Chance the Rapper, and Lil Wayne: 3 wds. |
| 37% | SMOOTHCRIMINAL | 14 | 1988 hit song by 45-Across with the lyrics "Annie, are you okay? Annie, are you okay? Are you okay, Annie?" (2 wds.) |
| 37% | HER | 3 | "Listen to ___ Heart," 1978 song by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers from the album "You're Gonna Get It!" |
| 37% | ITSOK | 5 | "___", song by Tom Rosenthal, featured in the trailers of "Comet" and "Anesthesia" : 2 wds. |
| 36% | FOREVER | 7 | "I'll Be Loving You (___)," 1989 song by New Kids on the Block that featured on the Billboard Hot 100 chart |
| 36% | OTHERSIDE | 9 | A 2000 song by 31-Across, which was the third single from their album "Californication" and confronts addiction problems |
| 36% | ARE | 3 | "___ You Experienced," the name of the debut studio album by legendary rocker Jimi Hendrix |
| 36% | WEEZER | 6 | 14-Across, 19-Across, and 33-Across rock band whose self-titled albums are known by the colors of the album covers |
| 36% | SILHOUETTES | 11 | Song by Swedish DJ and music producer Avicii that featured the Swedish singer Salem Al Fakir |
| 36% | FOOFIGHTERS | 11 | Dave Grohl's rock band whose 10th studio album, "Medicine at Midnight," features the hit singles 18-Across, 29-Across, and "Shame Shame" (2 wds.) |
| 35% | YOU | 3 | "___ Are My Sunshine," 1969 song cover by Johnny Cash featured on the album "Unearthed" |
| 35% | ARE | 3 | "Who ___ You" (1978 song by the rock band, "The Who" |
| 35% | LIE | 3 | "Love The Way You ___," popular song by Eminem and Rihanna |
| 35% | ARMEDFORCES | 11 | 1979 album by 31-Across and the Attractions: 2 wds. |
| 35% | KINGSDEAD | 9 | Single from the "Black Panther" soundtrack album performed by Jay Rock, Future, James Blake, and 31-Across: 2 wds. |
| 35% | HIGHROAD | 8 | 2020 album by 33-Across featuring the hit single "Raising Hell" (2 wds.) |