| 100% | VAIN | 4 | Thinking a song is about oneself, say |
| 47% | ONEI | 4 | REM's 1987 hit "The ___ Love" (commonly thought to be a love song though it's about using people): 2 wds. |
| 47% | ADO | 3 | Major commotion (which is about nothing, in a saying) |
| 46% | IVE | 3 | "___ Been Thinking About You" (Londonbeat song) |
| 46% | ADO | 3 | Big fuss that is about nothing, according to a saying |
| 44% | ROCKSTAR | 8 | Song about being in a band, sung by Post Malone |
| 44% | ALOUETTE | 8 | French song about a lark about to be plucked |
| 44% | IMAGINE | 7 | John Lennon's 1971 song about being a dreamer |
| 43% | ATTITUDE | 8 | Way of thinking about something; a positive one is best |
| 43% | KANYEWEST | 9 | About whom Obama said "He is a jackass. But he's talented" |
| 43% | IDO | 3 | "All ___ Is Think About You," Tammi Terrell song: 2 wds. |
| 43% | ENSOR | 5 | "Meet James ___" (They Might Be Giants song about a painter) |
| 43% | BROWNEYES | 9 | About which it was asked "Why are you blue?," in a classic song |
| 42% | MEANDMYSHADROE | 14 | What a person about to eat fish eggs might be thinking? |
| 42% | FIFTEEN | 7 | 2008 Taylor Swift song about being a freshman in high school |
| 42% | GETBACK | 7 | Beatles hit about "a man who thought he was a loner" |
| 42% | DIANEARBUS | 10 | Who said "A photograph is a secret about a secret" |
| 41% | MARTHAMYDEAR | 12 | Beatles song about a woman who has "always been my inspiration": 3 wds. |
| 41% | OPERA | 5 | About which Mencken said "It is to music what a bawdy house is to a cathedral" |
| 41% | SHE | 3 | "__ Is a Diamond" (song about Evita) |
| 41% | DYLAN | 5 | About whom Obama said "There is not a bigger giant in the history of American music" |
| 40% | YESTERDAY | 9 | Beatles song about a breakup, on which Paul McCartney is the only credited Beatle |
| 40% | BELIEVESINME | 12 | "She ___," a song by Kenny Rogers about a songwriter whose beloved is his biggest source of support: 3 wds. |
| 40% | SCAM | 4 | A call saying "We are trying to reach you about your car's extended warranty," e.g. |
| 40% | DEARPRUDENCE | 12 | Beatles song about a girl who is invited to "come out to play": 2 wds. |
| 40% | TEMPO | 5 | How fast a song is sung |
| 40% | THINGS | 6 | "My Sister Says the Saddest ___," 2010 song by Grimes about a stroll with her "sister" |
| 40% | PEGOMYHEART | 11 | Classic song about an Irish lass that was a #1 hit in 1913 and 1947 |
| 40% | ALI | 3 | Athlete who said "Silence is golden when you can't think of a good answer" |
| 39% | TAX | 3 | “Cheese ___” (viral TikTok song about the fee that a dog demands when its owner is cooking) |