| 100% | GAP | 3 | The ___ Band ("You Dropped a Bomb on Me" group) |
| 72% | GAP | 3 | "___ Band IV" (album with the hit song "You Dropped a Bomb on Me") |
| 62% | ONME | 4 | "You Dropped a Bomb ___" (1982 hit by the Gap Band) |
| 52% | ABOMB | 5 | "You Dropped ___ on Me" (1982 funk hit by the Gap Band): 2 wds. |
| 49% | ABBA | 4 | Band with the 1978 hit "Take a Chance on Me" |
| 49% | ABBA | 4 | Group with the 1978 hit "Take a Chance on Me" |
| 46% | NICKELBACK | 10 | Band with the 2001 #1 hit "How You Remind Me" … or a hint to entering 54-Across |
| 46% | ABBA | 4 | Swedish band with the 1978 hit "Take a Chance on Me" |
| 46% | ABBA | 4 | Swedish group with the 1978 hit "Take a Chance on Me" |
| 46% | HIROSHIMA | 9 | City in Japan; target in 1945 of the first atomic bomb dropped on a populated area |
| 45% | PERRY | 5 | The Band ___, country music group that won a Grammy for their cover of the song "Gentle on My Mind" |
| 45% | XXXXX | 5 | "You Dropped ___ on Me" (1982 Gap Band hit) |
| 44% | ABBA | 4 | "Take a Chance on Me" group |
| 42% | ABBA | 4 | "Take a Chance on Me" band |
| 42% | EVERCLEAR | 9 | 90's band with the hit "I Will Buy You a New Life" |
| 42% | LIKE | 4 | "___ I ran over its dog," quote said by Norm on "Cheers" as a response to the question "How's life treating you, Norm?" |
| 42% | NINA | 4 | "I Put a Spell on You: The Autobiography of ___ Simone" |
| 42% | SHIRELLES | 9 | The __, Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow girl group |
| 42% | ABBA | 4 | "Take a Chance on Me" singing group |
| 42% | ABBA | 4 | "Take a Chance on Me" pop group |
| 42% | TITTLE | 6 | The tiny dot on a lowercase i |
| 41% | CUT | 3 | You might put a Band-Aid on one |
| 41% | LOOK | 4 | "I Bet You ___ Good on the Dancefloor," 2005 single released by the rock band Arctic Monkeys |
| 41% | ABBA | 4 | “Take a Chance on Me” band |
| 41% | NSYNC | 5 | Group with the 2000 hit "This I Promise You" |
| 41% | KORN | 4 | On the cob rock band with a "Blind" single |
| 41% | CONTROLS | 8 | The buttons that you press on a games console |
| 41% | CLOUDYDAY | 9 | I've got sunshine on a __; The Temptations lyric |
| 41% | RAIN | 4 | It might get the drop on you |
| 40% | TUTTI | 5 | For the full band, on a score |