| 100% | SORRYNOTSORRY | 13 | Top 10 43-Across song nominated for the 2017 MTV "Song of Summer" Video Music Award and the 2018 MTV "Best Pop Video" Video Music Award (3 wds.) |
| 52% | THELONDON | 9 | Young Thug song featuring J. Cole and Travis Scott that was nominated for the 2019 MTV Video Music Award for Song of Summer (2 wds.) |
| 50% | POSTMALONE | 10 | 18-Across, 27-Across, and 34-Across rapper whose "Rockstar" won the 2018 Billboard Music Award for Top Rap Song and the 2018 MTV Video Music Award for Song of the Year (2 wds.) |
| 48% | YOUMIGHTTHINK | 13 | The Cars Top 10 hit whose video features 44-Across as a housefly (and was the first to win the MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year) (3 wds.) |
| 48% | SKYSCRAPER | 10 | Top 10 43-Across song that won the 2012 MTV "Best Video with a Message" Video Music Award |
| 42% | SLEDGEHAMMER | 12 | Song that accounted for 9 of the 10 MTV Video Music Awards won by 17-Across in 1987 |
| 42% | INDUSTRYBABY | 12 | 2021 #1 song by Lil Nas X and 36-Across that was nominated for a Best Melodic Rap Performance Grammy Award and won three MTV Video Music Awards (2 wds.) |
| 42% | WOMANIZER | 9 | 2008 #1 song by 32-Across that won the MTV Video Music Award for Best Pop Video |
| 41% | TEMPO | 5 | 46-Across song featuring Missy Elliott that was nominated for the 2019 MTV Video Music Award for Best Power Anthem |
| 41% | BETTERNOW | 9 | Top 10 song by 42-Across that was nominated for a Best Pop Solo Performance Grammy Award (2 wds.) |
| 41% | LITTLEBIGTOWN | 13 | "Better Man" band nominated for the 2017 Country Music Award for Vocal Group of the Year (3 wds.) |
| 40% | JUSTINBIEBER | 12 | Singer whose "Peaches" won the MTV Video Music Award for Best Pop Video in 2021: 2 wds. |
| 40% | TAYLORSWIFT | 11 | Singer whose "Anti-Hero" won the MTV Video Music Award for Best Pop Video in 2023: 2 wds. |
| 40% | FILTHY | 6 | 2018 song by Justin Timberlake which was nominated for MTV Video Music Award for Best Choreography |
| 39% | HARRYSTYLES | 11 | Singer whose "As It Was" won the MTV Video Music Award for Best Pop Video in 2022: 2 wds. |
| 39% | LITTLEBIGTOWN | 13 | 15-Across and 54-Across band that won the 2017 Country Music Association Award for Vocal Group of the Year (3 wds.) |
| 39% | PIECEOFME | 9 | Song by 32-Across that won three MTV Video Music Awards in 2008, including Video of the Year (3 wds.) |
| 38% | RAIN | 4 | "___ On Me," song by Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande that won the MTV Video Music Award for Song of the Year in 2020 |
| 38% | ZACBROWNBAND | 12 | "My Old Man" band nominated for the 2017 Country Music Award for Vocal Group of the Year (3 wds.) |
| 38% | RIGHTONTIME | 11 | 2021 song by 32-Across nominated for three Grammy Awards, including Record of the Year and Song of the Year (3 wds.) |
| 38% | NOTEARS | 7 | "___ Left to Cry," hit song by Ariana Grande for which she won the 2018 Best Pop Video at the MTV VMAs: 2 wds. |
| 38% | WATER | 5 | "Cold ___," song by Major Lazer featuring Justin Bieber and MO which was nominated for an MTV Video Music award in 2017 |
| 38% | LUKASGRAHAM | 11 | Danish pop and soul band with the hit single "7 Years", that was nominated for Record of the Year in the 2017 Grammy Awards : 2 wds. |
| 38% | DEMILOVATO | 10 | 18-Across and 31-Across singer nominated for nine MTV Video Music Awards (2 wds.) |
| 37% | THEWEEKND | 9 | "Blinding Lights" singer who won Video of the Year and Best R&B at the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards (2 wds.) |
| 37% | ACEOFBASE | 9 | Starting in 1993, Swedish pop band with a song in the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 for 48 consecutive weeks: 3 wds. |
| 37% | LALA | 4 | 2021 song by Alicia Keys and Swae Lee performed live for the first time at the MTV Video Music Awards |
| 37% | KENDRICKLAMAR | 13 | Rapper/songwriter nominated for the 2017 American Music Award for Artist of the Year (2 wds.) |
| 36% | JULIAMICHAELS | 13 | Singer/songwriter nominated for the 2017 American Music Award for New Artist of the Year (2 wds.) |
| 36% | TIL | 3 | ___ Tuesday (1985 winners of the MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist) |