| 100% | FREDDIE | 7 | Singer Mercury played by Rami Malek in "Bohemian Rhapsody" |
| 56% | FREDDIEMERCURY | 14 | Real-life musician portrayed by Rami Malek in 2018's "Bohemian Rhapsody": 2 wds. |
| 52% | FREDDIE | 7 | With 38-Across, Queen lead singer played by Rami Malek in 16-Across/50-Across |
| 49% | MALEK | 5 | Rami who played Freddie Mercury in "Bohemian Rhapsody" |
| 49% | RAMI | 4 | Malek who played Freddie Mercury in "Bohemian Rhapsody" |
| 49% | RAMIMALEK | 9 | Plays Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody movie |
| 48% | BOHEMIAN | 8 | "___ Rhapsody," biographical film in which Rami Malek plays Freddie Mercury |
| 45% | CHEECHEE | 8 | Gorilla voiced by Rami Malek in Dolittle |
| 41% | MALEK | 5 | He plays Mercury in "Bohemian Rhapsody" |
| 41% | ETTA | 4 | Singer James played by Beyoncé in "Cadillac Records" |
| 41% | GARLAND | 7 | Singer Judy played by Renée Zellweger in "Judy" |
| 40% | ELTON | 5 | Singer John played by Taron Egerton in the biopic "Rocketman" |
| 40% | CASH | 4 | Singer Johnny played by Joaquin Phoenix in "Walk the Line" |
| 39% | MALEK | 5 | Actor Rami who won an Oscar for playing Freddie Mercury in "Bohemian Rhapsody" |
| 39% | RAMI | 4 | Actor Malek who won an Oscar for playing Freddie Mercury in "Bohemian Rhapsody" |
| 38% | BRIAN | 5 | Singer Wilson played by Paul Dano and John Cusack in "Love & Mercy" |
| 38% | JEREMYCAMP | 10 | Singer/songwriter played by K.J. Apa in 31-Across (2 wds.) |
| 38% | BOB | 3 | Singer Dylan played by Cate Blanchett in the biopic "I'm Not There" |
| 38% | ETTA | 4 | Jazz singer James played by Beyoncé in "Cadillac Records" |
| 38% | RAMIMALEK | 9 | He played Freddie in Bohemian Rhapsody movie |
| 37% | ELVIS | 5 | Singer played by Jacob Elordi in the 2023 movie "Priscilla" |
| 37% | RAMIMALEK | 9 | Actor who plays Freddie Mercury in "Bohemian Rhapsody" (2 wds.) |
| 36% | NINASIMONE | 10 | Singer played by Zoe Saldaña in a 2016 musical biopic (2 wds.) |
| 36% | JIMMORRISON | 11 | Singer played by Val Kilmer in the music biopic "The Doors" (2 wds.) |
| 36% | DIDO | 4 | Singer played by Kate McKinnon in an SNL spoof of Eminem's "Stan" |
| 36% | ARETHAFRANKLIN | 14 | Singer played by Jennifer Hudson in the 2021 musical biopic "Respect" (2 wds.) |
| 35% | RITCHIEVALENS | 13 | Singer played by Lou Diamond Phillips in the music biopic "La Bamba" (2 wds.) |
| 35% | MARLA | 5 | ___ Singer, character played by Helena Bonham Carter in "Fight Club" |
| 35% | SELENA | 6 | Tejano singer played by Jennifer Lopez in a 1997 biopic |
| 34% | BRIANWILSON | 11 | Singer played by Paul Dano and John Cusack in the music biopic "Love & Mercy" (2 wds.) |