| 100% | BIEBER | 6 | Singer Justin whose first No. 1 hit was 2015's "What Do You Mean?" |
| 41% | RITAORA | 7 | Pop star whose first U.K. No. 1 hit was “How We Do (Party)” |
| 41% | CELINEDION | 10 | Singer whose first top 10 hit was "Where Does My Heart Beat Now" |
| 39% | INCONSOLABLY | 12 | "What do you mean there are no PlayStations left in stock?" asked Tom ___ |
| 38% | ELLIEGOULDING | 13 | Singer whose hit single "Love Me Like You Do" is featured in "& Juliet" (2 wds.) |
| 38% | CYNDILAUPER | 11 | Singer/songwriter whose first #1 hit song was 15-Across (2 wds.) |
| 37% | BECK | 4 | Singer whose first hit was 1994's "Loser" |
| 35% | LILY | 4 | British pop singer Allen whose first hit was 2006's "Smile" |
| 35% | REED | 4 | Jimmy —, blues singer-songwriter whose hits included Bright Lights, Big City and Baby What You Want Me To Do |
| 35% | ELLIEGOULDING | 13 | 15-Across and 29-Across singer whose hit single "Love Me Like You Do" was nominated for a Grammy Award (2 wds.) |
| 35% | ELLIEGOULDING | 13 | 14-Across and 45-Across singer whose hit single "Love Me Like You Do" was nominated for a Grammy Award (2 wds.) |
| 34% | KESHA | 5 | Singer whose first hit single was "TiK ToK" |
| 33% | HUH | 3 | "___? What do you mean?" |
| 33% | MARTYROBBINS | 12 | Singer whose "El Paso" was the first "Billboard" #1 hit of the 1960s (2 wds.) |
| 33% | SEAL | 4 | Single-named singer whose first hit was 1990's "Crazy" |
| 33% | RIHANNA | 7 | Singer whose first #1 single was 2006's "SOS" |
| 33% | HUH | 3 | "___? What do you mean?" (confused exclamation) |
| 32% | ACERTAINCOMMON | 14 | What you may notice about the puzzle you are doing, part 1 |
| 32% | GRAY | 4 | R&B singer Macy whose first hit was "I Try" |
| 32% | ELLIE | 5 | Singer Goulding with the 2015 8x platinum hit "Love Me Like You Do" |
| 32% | KATY | 4 | Singer Perry whose most recent #1 hit was "Dark Horse" |
| 32% | WAP | 3 | 2020 No. 1 hit whose title acronym is compared to “macaroni in a pot” |
| 31% | GOULDING | 8 | She hit No. 1 with "Love Me Like You Do": Ellie __ |
| 31% | ABBA | 4 | Group whose first U.S. hit was "Waterloo" |
| 31% | BRITNEYSPEARS | 13 | Singer whose hit single "Oops!... I Did It Again" is featured in "& Juliet" (2 wds.) |
| 30% | EDIE | 4 | Singer Brickell whose biggest hit was "What I Am" |
| 30% | AGITATE | 7 | What "singer" in seat next to you will do |
| 30% | BJTHOMAS | 8 | Singer whose "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" was the first "Billboard" #1 hit of the 1970s (2 wds.) |
| 29% | TOTO | 4 | Band whose first hit was 1978's "Hold the Line" |
| 29% | ERESTU | 6 | 1974 top 10 hit whose title means "You Are" |