| 100% | KENTSTATE | 9 | Subject of CSNY's song "Ohio" |
| 57% | LOCHINVAR | 9 | Subject of Lady Heron’s Song in 1808 Walter Scott poem Marmion |
| 56% | EXES | 4 | Subjects of breakup songs |
| 54% | TUT | 3 | Subject of a Steve Martin song |
| 54% | EXES | 4 | Subjects of multiple Taylor Swift songs |
| 54% | FARMERINTHEDELL | 15 | Title subject of a children's song that ends with "cheese stands alone" |
| 53% | KATY | 4 | S-s-s-subject of a 1918 hit song |
| 53% | EARHART | 7 | Subject of the Joni Mitchell song "Amelia" |
| 53% | AMORE | 5 | Subject of a classic Dean Martin song |
| 53% | ETS | 3 | Subjects of the song "Aliens Exist" (Abbr.) |
| 53% | FRAUD | 5 | Subject of an S.E.C. inquiry |
| 53% | TEENANGST | 9 | Subject of many emo songs |
| 52% | OLDMACDONALD | 12 | Subject of a children's song associated with the vowels in the answer to each starred clue |
| 51% | SEED | 4 | Subject of the "Lorax" song "Let It Grow" |
| 51% | ITSAHELLUVATOWN | 15 | Statement describing the subject of the song |
| 51% | ROACH | 5 | Subject of the folk song "La Cucaracha" |
| 51% | WANDERINGJUDE | 13 | Lost subject of a hit Beatles song? |
| 50% | MRKITE | 6 | Subject of a benefit, in a Beatles song: 2 wds. |
| 50% | MARILYN | 7 | Subject of a painting by Andy and a song by Elton |
| 49% | DIXIEMELODY | 11 | ''Rock-a-bye'' subject of a 1918 Jolson song |
| 49% | OREO | 4 | Cookie that's the subject of the Wiz Khalifa song "Playful 4 Life" |
| 48% | LOLA | 4 | Transgender subject of a Kinks song |
| 48% | LOVE | 4 | Emotional subject of many pop songs |
| 48% | EXES | 4 | Frequent subjects of Taylor Swift songs |
| 47% | RETRACENACIRRUH | 15 | Exonerated boxer who is the subject of a Bob Dylan song |
| 47% | SLOOPY | 6 | "Hang On ___" (official rock song of Ohio) |
| 47% | TUT | 3 | King who's the subject of a song by Steve Martin and the Toot Uncommons |
| 47% | VANGOGH | 7 | Dutch painter who's the subject of the Don McLean song "Vincent" (2 wds.) |
| 47% | ABCS | 4 | Subject of a song that ends "Next time won't you sing with me?" |
| 47% | KEATS | 5 | Subject of Shelley's "Adonais" |