| 100% | NEWWAVE | 7 | The 1970s genre of music sang by Devo and A-ha |
| 43% | SERENADES | 9 | Pieces of music sung by a man to his lover |
| 40% | NELSON | 6 | Lee ___, a fictional character created by comedian Simon Brodkin who has pranked the likes of Theresa May and Kanye West |
| 40% | ROLL | 4 | "Rock and ___ Music," hit released by The Beach Boys in 1976 which was a cover of a song by Chuck Berry |
| 40% | DOREMI | 6 | Song sung by the Sound of Music children |
| 39% | SOTHERN | 7 | Actress Ann who has two Hollywood Walk of Fame stars and was injured in 1974 by the falling of a fake tree! |
| 39% | SKA | 3 | Music genre of Toots and the Maytals |
| 39% | BLAXPLOITATION | 14 | Genre of the 1970s movies "Foxy Brown" and "Three the Hard Way" |
| 39% | ALTERNATIVE | 11 | ___ rock, style of music that was popularized in the 90s and has sub-genres like emo and post-grunge |
| 39% | TWOTONE | 7 | Music genre and record label of the Specials |
| 38% | RNA | 3 | British org. for the support of "women’s fiction" and honestly, to be a member, the genre likely has to run in your genes? |
| 38% | STEVEAUSTIN | 11 | Retired WWE wrestler who goes by the nickname "Stone Cold" and has acted in a number of films, most notably "The Expendables": 2 wds. |
| 38% | SKA | 3 | Music genre of the English Beat and the Specials |
| 38% | BADROMANCE | 10 | A 2009 hit by Lady Gaga which won two Grammys and has gone on to become one of the best selling singles of all time: 2 wds |
| 38% | PUNK | 4 | Music genre popularized by the Sex Pistols and the Ramones |
| 38% | SKA | 3 | Music genre of the Jamaican group Toots and the Maytals |
| 38% | LETITBE | 7 | The name of a song and album by the Beatles |
| 38% | DISCO | 5 | Dance music genre of the 1970s |
| 37% | BROCOUNTRY | 10 | Genre described by one critic as “music by and of the tatted, gym-toned, party-hearty young American white dude” |
| 37% | SKA | 3 | Music genre found at the end of a U.S. state |
| 37% | LOLLIPOP | 8 | The name of a song by Lil Wayne and The Chordettes |
| 37% | CAROLINA | 8 | The US has a North and South version of this state |
| 37% | COUNTRY | 7 | The music genre sung by Willie Nelson |
| 37% | ANYTHINGGOES | 12 | 1934 show with music and lyrics by 39-Across whose 1987 and 2011 revivals both won the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical (2 wds.) |
| 37% | LADYA | 5 | “Need You Now” band’s newly shortened name and subject of a September, 2020, lawsuit filed by singer Anita White, who has used the name for years |
| 37% | PUNKROCK | 8 | Music genre popularized by the Sex Pistols and the Clash: 2 wds. |
| 37% | THECHIPMUNKS | 12 | Singing group suggested by the starts of 20-, 28- and 48-Across |
| 36% | BAYAREA | 7 | West Coast birthplace of the thrash metal and hyphy music genres |
| 36% | LIVINLAVIDALOCA | 15 | Ricky Martin hit sung by Puss in Boots and Donkey at the end of "Shrek 2" |
| 36% | SPOTIFY | 7 | Music streaming service whose name is a portmanteau of the words "spot" and "identify" |