| 100% | RHETTBUTLER | 11 | Speaker of the #1 quote on A.F.I.'s list of the 100 greatest movie quotes |
| 60% | CHARPLIEN | 9 | Director with three films on A.F.I.'s list of 100 greatest movies, all of them silent |
| 49% | FILM | 4 | American ___ Institute (group that compiled a list of 100 great movie quotes) |
| 47% | MAYS | 4 | #2 on ESPN's list of the 100 greatest players in MLB history |
| 46% | RAYCHARLES | 10 | Singer ranked #10 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time |
| 46% | PSYCHO | 6 | No. 1 film on A.F.I.’s “100 Years . . . 100 Thrills” list |
| 45% | SHANE | 5 | Western on A.F.I.'s "100 Years ... 100 Movies" list |
| 44% | AFI | 3 | Org. with a "100 Greatest Movie Quotes of All Time" list (Abbr.) |
| 44% | CLAPTON | 7 | #2 on Rolling Stone's list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists" |
| 43% | ROSEBUD | 7 | The highest-rated one-word quote on AFI's "100 Years ... 100 Movie Quotes" list |
| 42% | PLAYITSAM | 9 | Start of #28 on AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movie Quotes |
| 40% | WHATWEVEGOT | 11 | With 37- and 52-Across, #11 on the American Film Institute's "100 Years ... 100 Movie Quotes" list |
| 39% | BROWNSUGAR | 10 | Song on the Rolling Stones' "Sticky Fingers" album that's #5 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time (2 wds.) |
| 39% | ALL | 3 | "___ in the Family," TV show about a working class man and his family, which is ranked 9th on Rolling Stone's 2016 list of "100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time" |
| 38% | PELE | 4 | Athlete on Time's list of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century |
| 38% | BRANDO | 6 | Actor on Time's list of the 100 most important people of the 20th century |
| 38% | LAW | 3 | "Breaking the ___" (Judas Priest single on VH1's list of the 40 Greatest Metal Songs) |
| 38% | LOLA | 4 | 1970 Kinks hit on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 greatest songs of all time |
| 37% | SOPRANOS | 8 | #1 on Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time" list, with "The" |
| 37% | ANGELAMERKEL | 12 | German chancellor since 2005 and #1 on Forbes's 2020 list of The World's 100 Most Powerful Women: 2 wds. |
| 37% | SEAL | 4 | Great ___ of the United States (symbol on a $1 bill) |
| 37% | STEVENSPIELBERG | 15 | Besides Charlie Chaplin, only film director on Time's list of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century |
| 37% | YOADRIAN | 8 | #80 on AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movie Quotes |
| 36% | OTOOLE | 6 | Actor with the #1 film performance in Premiere magazine's list of "100 Greatest Performances of All Time" |
| 36% | RESPECT | 7 | Honor ... and #5 on a list by 40-/46-Across of the 500 greatest songs of all time |
| 36% | PRYOR | 5 | No. 1 on Comedy Central's list of all-time greatest stand-up comedians |
| 36% | ACTIONITEM | 10 | One of the top things on a to-do list |
| 36% | AFI | 3 | Movie org. that created a top-100 list from which all of this puzzle's quotes come |
| 35% | IMEVERYWOMAN | 12 | 1978 Chaka Khan single that's ranked 27th on "Rolling Stone" magazine's list of the 200 Greatest Dance Songs of All Time (3 wds.) |
| 35% | ROD | 3 | Rocker Stewart who is #59 on Rolling Stone's list of 100 Greatest Singers |