| 100% | FASTCAR | 7 | Tracy Chapman hit with the line "Won't have to drive too far" |
| 54% | FASTCAR | 7 | Tracy Chapman hit with the line "I had a feeling I could be someone" (1988) |
| 46% | FASTCAR | 7 | Tracy Chapman hit with the lyric "So I remember when we were driving" |
| 40% | GIVEMEONEREASON | 15 | Tracy Chapman hit with the lyric “This youthful heart can love you” |
| 37% | MYLIFE | 6 | Billy Joel hit with the line "I don't want you to tell me it's time to come home" |
| 37% | ROXANNE | 7 | 39-Across song with the line "You don't have to put on the red light" |
| 37% | WATERLOO | 8 | ABBA hit with the line "I was defeated, you won the war" |
| 37% | HALO | 4 | Beyoncé hit with the line "Think I'm addicted to your light" |
| 37% | LAUGHLAUGH | 10 | 1965 Beau Brummels hit with the line "It seemed so funny to me" |
| 37% | CLOSINGTIME | 11 | Semisonic hit with the lyrics "You don't have to go home / But you can't stay here" |
| 36% | ESOBESO | 7 | 1962 hit with the line "the samba's the quickest way to make amor" |
| 36% | LONE | 4 | 1994 Live hit with the lyric "And the greatest of teachers won't hesitate / To leave you there, by yourself" |
| 36% | IRIS | 4 | Goo Goo Dolls hit with the line "I just want you to know who I am" |
| 34% | ISIS | 4 | Dylan song with the line "What drives me to you is what drives me insane" |
| 34% | ONBENDEDKNEE | 12 | Boyz II Men 1994 hit with the line "I'm begging you, begging you come back to me": 3 wds. |
| 34% | TOTO | 4 | Band with the hits "Hold the Line" and "I Won't Hold You Back" |
| 34% | MOONDANCE | 9 | Van Morrison hit with the line "A fantabulous night to make romance" |
| 33% | THISISHOWWEDOIT | 15 | Montell Jordan hit with the line “To all my neighbors, you got much flavor” |
| 33% | MTA | 3 | 1959 folk hit with the line "Charlie couldn't get off of that train" |
| 33% | FASTCAR | 7 | 1988 Tracy Chapman hit that won Song of the Year at the 2023 Country Music Association Awards (2 wds.) |
| 32% | ENDOFTHEROAD | 12 | Boyz II Men 1992 hit with the line "Still I can't let go": 4 wds. |
| 31% | ANGIE | 5 | Rolling Stones #1 hit with the line "You're beautiful, but ain't it time we said goodbye?" |
| 31% | UPTOWNFUNK | 10 | 2015 No. 1 hit with the repeated line “Don’t believe me, just watch” |
| 31% | HALO | 4 | Beyoncé hit with the line "I got my angel now" |
| 31% | TOOSWEET | 8 | Hozier hit with the line "I take my whiskey neat" |
| 31% | OUTER | 5 | With 39-Across, region beyond the Kármán line ... or a literal hint to what this puzzle has |
| 31% | SHESALADY | 9 | Tom Jones hit with the line "Always treat her with respect" |
| 31% | IAMAROCK | 8 | Simon & Garfunkel hit with the line "And an island never cries" |
| 31% | WAR | 3 | 1970 #1 hit with the line "What is it good for?" |
| 31% | HEYMRDJ | 7 | 1990s hit with the line "keep playing that song, all night" |