| 100% | PSY | 3 | Rapper featured prominently in 2012's YouTube Rewind |
| 39% | SAX | 3 | Instrument featured prominently in Carly Rae Jepsen’s “Run Away with Me” |
| 37% | BASSGUITAR | 10 | Instrument featured prominently in the Breeders’ “Cannonball” |
| 37% | OBOE | 4 | Woodwind instrument featured prominently in "Swan Lake" |
| 36% | TOMS | 4 | Manhattan diner whose exterior featured prominently in “Seinfeld” |
| 34% | LIGETI | 6 | Composer György whose music is featured prominently in “2001: A Space Odyssey” |
| 33% | AOL | 3 | ISP prominently featured in 1998's "You've Got Mail" |
| 33% | IGGYAZALEA | 10 | "Fancy" rapper featured on three songs in Billboard's top 10 during a week in 2014: 2 wds. |
| 32% | MISSYELLIOTT | 12 | Four-time Grammy-winning rapper who features in Ariana Grande's "Sweetener": 2 wds. |
| 32% | PSY | 3 | Korean Rapper who was "King of YouTube" in 2012 |
| 32% | PSY | 3 | Rapper behind the 2012 "Gangnam Style" YouTube sensation |
| 32% | TAI | 3 | Mai ___, popular cocktail which was prominently featured in Elvis Presley's rom-com "Blue Hawaii" |
| 31% | SINISTER | 8 | 2012 horror featuring a demon living in film reels |
| 31% | LILNASX | 7 | Featured artist in S.N.L.’s “Pride Month Song” |
| 31% | LOLSURPRISE | 11 | Doll featured in many unboxing videos on YouTube |
| 30% | MOS | 3 | ___ Def, rapper who co-starred in “Be Kind Rewind” |
| 29% | KATHERINEWEBB | 13 | 2012 Miss Alabama USA featured in the 2013 15-Across: 2 wds. |
| 29% | BROTHERALI | 10 | Rapper with the 2012 album "Mourning in America and Dreaming in Color" |
| 29% | AOL | 3 | ISP prominently featured in the movie "You've Got Mail" |
| 29% | YOURSONG | 8 | Elton John hit prominently featured in "Moulin Rouge!": 2 wds. |
| 29% | BABY | 4 | "___ Shark" (song featured in the most-viewed YouTube video ever) |
| 29% | CATWOMAN | 8 | Role in 2012's "The Dark Knight Rises" |
| 28% | TPAIN | 5 | Rapper featured on Flo Rida's "Low" |
| 28% | THOR | 4 | One of the superheroes in 2012's "The Avengers" |
| 28% | ADELE | 5 | Singer of the titular song in 2012's "Skyfall" |
| 28% | DEVITO | 6 | Voice of the Lorax in 2012’s “The Lorax” |
| 28% | DOJACAT | 7 | Rapper whose song "Kiss Me More" featuring SZA went viral in 2021: 2 wds. |
| 28% | DRE | 3 | Dr.___, famed rapper who was featured in the film "Straight Outta Compton" |
| 28% | LATCH | 5 | 2012 Disclosure hit featuring Sam Smith that peaked in 2014 ... or a gate fastener |
| 28% | TOM | 3 | ___ Cruise, American action star who featured in the 2012 movie "Jack Reacher" |