| 100% | REACHOUTFORME | 13 | Song by Burt Bacharach and 26-Across that was a hit for 15-Across in 1964: 4 wds. |
| 93% | WALKONBY | 8 | Song by Burt Bacharach and 26-Across that was a hit for 15-Across in 1964: 3 wds. |
| 50% | SENORITA | 8 | Hit song by Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello that was nominated for a Grammy in 2020 |
| 50% | IFEELFORYOU | 11 | Grammy-winning song written by Prince that was a #1 hit for Chaka Khan in 1984 (4 wds.) |
| 48% | TOOMANYRIVERS | 13 | Song by 17-Across covered by 40-Across that was a hit for Brenda Lee in the 1960s (3 wds.) |
| 47% | LEANONME | 8 | Song that was a #1 hit for Bill Withers in 1972 and for Club Nouveau in 1987: 3 wds. |
| 46% | OOOBABYBABY | 11 | 1965 hit by 32-Across and 42-Across that was a 1979 hit for Linda Ronstadt (3 wds.) |
| 45% | EBB | 3 | With 15-Across, 1953 song that was a hit for the Righteous Brothers in 1965 |
| 45% | ITSSOEASY | 9 | Crickets song that was a #5 hit for 32-Across in 1977: 3 wds. |
| 45% | BLUEBAYOU | 9 | Roy Orbison song that was a #3 hit for 32-Across in 1977: 2 wds. |
| 44% | ONTHEROADAGAIN | 14 | Song by 30-Across/33-Across that won a Grammy Award for Best Country Song and was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame (4 wds.) |
| 44% | MALIBU | 6 | Hit song by American artist Miley Cyrus which depicts a city in California that is known for its celebrity homes and the sandy Zuma Beach |
| 43% | CRANESINTHESKY | 14 | Song by 49-Across that won a Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance in 2017 (4 wds.) |
| 43% | CRADLEOFLOVE | 12 | 42-Across hit song that was covered by Alvin and the Chipmunks in 1991 (3 wds.) |
| 43% | EBONYANDIVORY | 13 | Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder song that was a No. 1 hit in 1982 (3 wds.) |
| 43% | CALIFORNIA | 10 | "___ Gurls," hit song by Katy Perry featuring Snoop Dogg that was nominated for a Grammy in 2011 |
| 43% | YMCA | 4 | Song that was a hit for a spell in the 1970s? |
| 42% | EYEOFTHETIGER | 13 | Survivor song that was a No. 1 hit in 1982 (4 wds.) |
| 41% | LADYMARMALADE | 13 | Song from the 2001 film "Moulin Rouge!" that was a #1 hit for Pink, Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, and Mya: 2 wds. |
| 41% | THESEVENAGES | 12 | Collection by 36-Across that was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 2002 (3 wds.) |
| 41% | DONTYOUWANTME | 13 | The Human League song that was a No. 1 hit in 1982 (4 wds.) |
| 41% | MISSINGYOU | 10 | Tribute to Marvin Gaye written by Lionel Richie and sung by 50-Across that was a Top 10 hit in 1984 (2 wds.) |
| 41% | COTTONEYEDJOE | 13 | Traditional American folk song that was the inspiration for a 1994 hit by Swedish band Rednex: 2 wds., hyph. |
| 41% | AINTITFUN | 9 | Hit single by Paramore that won a Grammy Award for Best Rock Song in 2015 (3 wds.) |
| 41% | TAKEMETO | 8 | "___ Church," hit song by Hozier which was nominated for a Grammy in 2015: 3 wds. |
| 41% | THUNDERROAD | 11 | "Thoroughfare" song that was a hit for Bruce Springsteen (2 wds.) |
| 41% | FREEWAYOFLOVE | 13 | "Thoroughfare" song that was a hit for Aretha Franklin (3 wds.) |
| 41% | BAKERSTREET | 11 | "Thoroughfare" song that was a hit for Gerry Rafferty (2 wds.) |
| 41% | ROAR | 4 | Hit song by Katy Perry that was nominated for a Grammy for Song of the Year in 2014 |
| 41% | FIREWORK | 8 | Hit song by Katy Perry that was nominated for a Grammy for Record of the Year in 2012 |