| 100% | MIGHT | 5 | The Cars hit song "You ___ Think" |
| 68% | MIGHT | 5 | "You ___ Think" (hit song for The Cars) |
| 60% | ITUP | 4 | "Shake ___" (1981 hit song by the Cars) (2 wds.) |
| 59% | BREATH | 6 | No. 1 hit song by the Police: "Every __ You Take" |
| 57% | CSI | 3 | Hit TV show with the theme song "Who Are You" |
| 57% | GYPSY | 5 | Hit 1959 musical with the song "Let Me Entertain You" |
| 55% | CSI | 3 | CBS forensics hit with the theme song "Who Are You" |
| 55% | BREATH | 6 | The Police's hit song Every __ You Take |
| 55% | IMONFIRE | 8 | Bruce Springsteen hit song with the lyric "Only you can cool my desire" (3 wds.) |
| 55% | TOXIC | 5 | Britney Spears hit song with the lyric "A guy like you should wear a warning" |
| 55% | HELLO | 5 | Adele hit song with the lyric "When I call, you never seem to be home" |
| 54% | WILDESTDREAMS | 13 | Hit song by 30-Across from the album "1989" that begs, "Say you'll remember me" (2 wds.) |
| 54% | ONE | 3 | 1991 U2 hit song that begins, "Is it getting better / Or do you feel the same?" |
| 54% | HUSH | 4 | Deep Purple hit song with the lyric "I thought I heard her / calling my name now" |
| 53% | AHOLD | 5 | The Miracles hit song "You've Really Got ___ on Me" (2 wds.) |
| 53% | APPLAUSE | 8 | Hit song by 43-Across with the lyrics "Live for the way that you cheer and scream for me" |
| 53% | APPLAUSE | 8 | Hit song by 42-Across with the lyrics "Live for the way that you cheer and scream for me" |
| 53% | MAPS | 4 | Maroon 5 hit song with the lyric "When all the roads you took came back to me" |
| 52% | IRIS | 4 | Hit song for the Goo Goo Dolls with the repeated line "I just want you to know who I am" |
| 52% | ROYALS | 6 | 2013 Lorde hit song with the lyrics "Let me be your ruler, you can call me Queen B" |
| 52% | ROYALS | 6 | 2013 Lorde hit song with the lyric "Let me be your ruler, you can call me queen bee" |
| 52% | MINE | 4 | "As Long As You Are ___," song from the hit musical "Wicked" by Idina Menzel |
| 51% | LOLA | 4 | The Kinks hit song |
| 51% | BLACKHOLESUN | 12 | #1 hit song for 29-Across with the lyric "Won't you come / And wash away the rain" (3 wds.) |
| 50% | GLAD | 4 | "___ You Came" (hit song by The Wanted) |
| 50% | OLDIE | 5 | Hit song from the past |
| 50% | LOLA | 4 | Hit song of The Kinks |
| 50% | REA | 3 | Chris with the 1978 hit "Fool (If You Think It's Over)" |
| 49% | GTO | 3 | Title car in a Ronny & the Daytonas hit song |
| 49% | KNEW | 4 | "Thought I ___ You" (Nicki Minaj song featuring The Weeknd) |