| 100% | MISSINGYOU | 10 | Tribute to Marvin Gaye written by Lionel Richie and sung by 50-Across that was a Top 10 hit in 1984 (2 wds.) |
| 47% | MISSING | 7 | "___ You," 1984 song performed by Diana Ross that had been written by Lionel Richie as a tribute to Marvin Gaye |
| 40% | WITHOUTYOU | 10 | 2020 song by the Kid Laroi whose remix was a top 10 hit in 2021: 2 wds. |
| 39% | LOVELYRITA | 10 | A track from 15-Across, written and sung by Paul McCartney, that is about affection towards a female traffic warden: 2 wds. |
| 36% | LAVENDERHAZE | 12 | 2022 top 10 hit by Taylor Swift that has a foggy weather term in the title: 2 wds. |
| 36% | MIDNIGHTRAIN | 12 | 2022 top 10 hit by Taylor Swift that has a wet weather term in the title: 2 wds. |
| 35% | PINBALLWIZARD | 13 | "Tommy" song sung by 47-Across that's the only cover of a Who song to reach the Top 10 (2 wds.) |
| 35% | IFEELFORYOU | 11 | Grammy-winning song written by Prince that was a #1 hit for Chaka Khan in 1984 (4 wds.) |
| 34% | WALKONBY | 8 | Song by Burt Bacharach and 26-Across that was a hit for 15-Across in 1964: 3 wds. |
| 34% | REACHOUTFORME | 13 | Song by Burt Bacharach and 26-Across that was a hit for 15-Across in 1964: 4 wds. |
| 34% | STRANGEFRUIT | 12 | Poem of protest written by Abel Meeropol and sung by Billie in 1939 that later became an anthem of change: 2 wds. |
| 34% | THE | 3 | "Candle in ___ Wind," a hit by Elton John that was a tribute to Princess Diana |
| 33% | CELESTIAL | 9 | 2022 single by 49-Across that was a Top 10 hit on the "Billboard" Bubbling Under the Hot 100 chart |
| 33% | JACKWAGNER | 10 | "General Hospital" star who had a top 10 hit with "All I Need" in 1984: 2 wds. |
| 33% | MAYBEIMAMAZED | 13 | 1970 song by 19-Across that became a Top 10 hit seven years later for Wings (3 wds.) |
| 33% | EYESCLOSED | 10 | 2023 single by 49-Across that was a #1 hit on the "Billboard" Adult Top 40 chart (2 wds.) |
| 32% | NOBODYGETSME | 12 | SZA breakup ballad that was a top 10 hit from "SOS": 3 wds. |
| 32% | FAKELOVE | 8 | Title shared by top 10 hits from BTS in 2018 and Drake in 2017: 2 wds. |
| 32% | WITHOUTME | 9 | Title shared by top 10 hits from Halsey in 2018 and Eminem in 2002: 2 wds. |
| 32% | HEADOVERHEELS | 13 | 1985 Top 10 song by 42-Across that begins, "I wanted to be with you alone / And talk about the weather" (3 wds.) |
| 32% | SNOWONTHEBEACH | 14 | 2022 top 10 hit by Taylor Swift that has a cold weather term in the title: 4 wds. |
| 32% | MAYBEIMAMAZED | 13 | 1970 solo single by former Beatle 46-Across that became a Top 10 hit seven years later for Wings (3 wds.) |
| 32% | STANDBACK | 9 | 1983 top 10 hit for Stevie Nicks, the first woman to be inducted twice (in 1998 and 2019) into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: 2 wds. |
| 31% | FAKELOVE | 8 | 2018 BTS hit that was their first top 10 single in the US: 2 wds. |
| 31% | BLURREDLINES | 12 | 2013 Robin Thicke hit that later had to give Marvin Gaye a songwriting credit: 2 wds. |
| 31% | LETSGETITON | 11 | Marvin Gaye song that was in the Top 10 on the "Billboard" Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1973 (4 wds.) |
| 31% | BETTERNOW | 9 | Top 10 song by 42-Across that was nominated for a Best Pop Solo Performance Grammy Award (2 wds.) |
| 31% | AGORAHILLS | 10 | 2023 Doja Cat hit whose title is a tribute to a town she lived in: 2 wds. |
| 31% | KILLBILL | 8 | SZA song named for a Quentin Tarantino film that was a top 10 hit from "SOS": wds. |
| 31% | CENTURYCYCLE | 12 | Series of 10 plays by 14-Across, including "Fences" and "The Piano Lesson," that chronicle life in Black America over a 100-year span: 2 wds. |