| 100% | IAMAROCK | 8 | Simon & Garfunkel hit with the line "And an island never cries" |
| 59% | IAMAROCK | 8 | 1966 Simon & Garfunkel hit that ends "... and an island never cries": 4 wds. |
| 40% | ENDOFTIME | 9 | 2012 Beyoncé hit with the repeated line "Say you'll never let me go" |
| 39% | ALWAYSBEMYBABY | 14 | Mariah Carey hit with the line "Our love will never end, no" |
| 39% | SOUNDSOFSILENCE | 15 | 1965 Simon & Garfunkel hit, with "The" |
| 38% | IAMAROCK | 8 | Simon & Garfunkel hit, and hint to the starts of 17-, 24-, 48- ... and 35-Across, too! |
| 37% | SOUNDOFSILENCE | 14 | Simon and Garfunkel classic, with "The" |
| 36% | WHO | 3 | The ___, an English band with hit songs like "My Generation" and "I Can See For Miles" |
| 36% | TOTO | 4 | Band with the hits "Hold the Line" and "I Won't Hold You Back" |
| 36% | HALO | 4 | Beyoncé hit with the line "I got my angel now" |
| 36% | TOOSWEET | 8 | Hozier hit with the line "I take my whiskey neat" |
| 36% | FIJI | 4 | I'm an island country in the South Pacific Ocean with a white dove and lion on my flag |
| 36% | SOUNDSOFSILENCE | 15 | Simon & Garfunkel's first hit, with "The" |
| 35% | ADAMSRIB | 8 | Hepburn and Tracy film with the line “Lawyers should never marry other lawyers” |
| 35% | SHESALADY | 9 | Tom Jones hit with the line "Always treat her with respect" |
| 35% | WAR | 3 | 1970 #1 hit with the line "What is it good for?" |
| 35% | HEYMRDJ | 7 | 1990s hit with the line "keep playing that song, all night" |
| 35% | DEARJOHN | 8 | Song on 15-Across with the lyric "You are an expert at sorry and keeping the lines blurry" (2 wds.) |
| 35% | WATERLOO | 8 | ABBA hit with the line "I was defeated, you won the war" |
| 35% | LABAMBA | 7 | 1987 #1 hit with the line "Yo no soy marinero, soy capitán" |
| 35% | LABAMBA | 7 | 1987 #1 hit with the line "Yo no soy marinero, soy capitan" |
| 35% | MOONDANCE | 9 | Van Morrison hit with the line "A fantabulous night to make romance" |
| 35% | ABC | 3 | 1970 Jackson 5 hit with the line "Easy as 1, 2, 3" |
| 35% | HALO | 4 | Beyoncé hit with the line "Think I'm addicted to your light" |
| 35% | HALO | 4 | Beyoncé Top 10 hit with the line "I got my angel now" |
| 34% | GETAJOB | 7 | 1958 hit with the line "Yip yip yip yip yip yip yip yip" |
| 34% | JUMPINJACKFLASH | 15 | 1968 hit with the line "I was raised by a toothless, bearded hag" |
| 34% | LAUGHLAUGH | 10 | 1965 Beau Brummels hit with the line "It seemed so funny to me" |
| 34% | DREAMS | 6 | Fleetwood Mac hit with the line "Thunder only happens when it's raining" |
| 34% | FASTCAR | 7 | Tracy Chapman hit with the line "Won't have to drive too far" |