| 100% | PAPAS | 5 | The Mamas & the ___ (1960s pop folk quartet) |
| 87% | PAPAS | 5 | The Mamas & the ___ (1960s folk-pop quartet) |
| 71% | PAPAS | 5 | The Mamas & the ___ (folk-pop quartet) |
| 58% | PAPAS | 5 | The Mamas and the ___ (1960s pop group) |
| 51% | PAPAS | 5 | Mamas' partners in a 1960s pop group |
| 50% | PAPAS | 5 | The Mamas and the ___ ("Monday, Monday" pop group) |
| 49% | IGGY | 4 | ___ Pop (punk singer of the 1960s and 1970s) |
| 47% | GROOVY | 6 | Word meaning "very cool" for folks in the 1960s |
| 45% | RONETTES | 8 | 1960s pop trio in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, with "the" |
| 45% | WEASEL | 6 | Pop Goes the __, folk song and music hall tune |
| 45% | MONKEES | 7 | 1960s US pop group, Hey Hey We're The __ |
| 44% | PAPAS | 5 | The Mamas and the ___ (1960s band) |
| 43% | ABBA | 4 | Swedish pop quartet that won the 1974 Eurovision contest |
| 43% | LOVIN | 5 | The ___ Spoonful (1960s pop group) |
| 42% | ABBA | 4 | Swedish pop quartet who won the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest |
| 42% | LITTLEEVA | 9 | Pop singer whose version of "The Loco-Motion" inspired a dance craze in the 1960s: 2 wds. |
| 41% | MAMAS | 5 | The ___ & the Papas (1960s folk rock group) |
| 40% | ABBA | 4 | Swedish pop quartet who won the 1974 Eurovision song contest (for 15-Across) |
| 39% | MAMACASSELLIOT | 14 | "Heavyweight" of 1960s folk/pop |
| 39% | ABBA | 4 | Swedish pop quartet inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010 |
| 39% | DAVYJONES | 9 | 1960s pop idol |
| 38% | STARLITERS | 10 | Joey Dee's backup group in 1960s pop, with "the" |
| 38% | ABBA | 4 | Swedish pop quartet whose fifth studio album includes the song "Thank You for the Music" |
| 38% | CASS | 4 | Mama of sixties pop |
| 38% | EVIE | 4 | 1960s pop singer Sands |
| 38% | ANDY | 4 | 1960s pop artist Warhol |
| 37% | MAMAS | 5 | Half of a 1960s folk/pop group |
| 37% | ABBA | 4 | Pop singing quartet from Sweden |
| 37% | CHER | 4 | The American Goddess of Pop |
| 37% | ESTEFAN | 7 | The Queen of Latin Pop |