| 100% | OTISREDDING | 11 | US singer-songwriter whose posthumous album The Dock of the Bay was released in 1968 |
| 50% | OTISREDDING | 11 | Singer whose 1968 song "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" hit #1 posthumously: 2 wds. |
| 49% | JONBATISTE | 10 | Singer whose album "We Are" won the Album of the Year Grammy in 2022 |
| 47% | OTIS | 4 | Redding with the posthumous album "The Dock of the Bay" |
| 47% | MICHAEL | 7 | With 33-Across, pop singer whose posthumous album "This Is It" topped the charts in 2009 |
| 45% | PAUL | 4 | & 5D Former member of The Beatles whose debut solo album was released in 1970 |
| 44% | PINKFLOYD | 9 | Rock band whose "The Dark Side of the Moon" album was released in 1973 (2 wds.) |
| 43% | SHERYLCROW | 10 | Rock & Roll Hall of Fame singer of 14-Across and 38-Across whose 12th studio album, "Evolution," was released in 2024 (2 wds.) |
| 43% | JOAN | 4 | & 7D New York-born folk singer-songwriter whose self-titled debut album was released in 1960 |
| 42% | ARIANAGRANDE | 12 | 17-Across and 39-Across singer-songwriter whose seventh studio album, "Eternal Sunshine," was released in 2024 (2 wds.) |
| 42% | SARABAREILLES | 13 | 15-Across and 49-Across singer/songwriter whose new album "Amidst the Chaos" was released this month (2 wds.) |
| 42% | NSYNC | 5 | Musical group whose album "No Strings Attached" was the highest-selling album of 2000 in the U.S. |
| 42% | JOHNFOGERTY | 11 | Singer/songwriter whose song 17-Across was honored by the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2010 (2 wds.) |
| 41% | OTIS | 4 | “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay” singer-songwriter Redding |
| 41% | DAVIDBOWIE | 10 | Rock singer whose posthumous album "Blackstar" topped the charts in 2016: 2 wds. |
| 41% | ADELE | 5 | One-named singer whose album "30" will be released in 2021 |
| 41% | JON | 3 | ___ Batiste, "We Are" singer who won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 2022 |
| 41% | BERLINTRILOGY | 13 | Name given to the three consecutive studio albums by singer-songwriter David Bowie which were released in the 70s: 2 wds. |
| 40% | RAYCHARLES | 10 | Soul singer whose posthumous album "Genius Loves Company" topped the charts in 2005: 2 wds. |
| 40% | TWO | 3 | "___ of Us," VH1 drama which was named after The Beatles song released in 1969 |
| 40% | LENAHORNE | 9 | Singer and civil rights activist whose commemorative U.S. postage stamp was released in 2018 (2 wds.) |
| 40% | TOURISTS | 8 | The —, rock band featuring Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart whose eponymous debut album was released in 1979 |
| 40% | LAST | 4 | "The ___ of Us," TV adaptation of a video game series, whose release date is in 2023 |
| 40% | EDDIEVEDDER | 11 | Pearl Jam lead singer whose third solo album, "Earthling," was released in 2022 (2 wds.) |
| 39% | NEILYOUNG | 9 | Singer/guitarist whose "Time Fades Away" album was released in 1973 (2 wds.) |
| 39% | CHIC | 4 | US group founded by Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards whose self-titled debut album was released in 1977 |
| 39% | ELTONJOHN | 9 | Singer/pianist whose "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" album was released in 1973 (2 wds.) |
| 39% | OTIS | 4 | "Sitting on the dock of the Bay" singer |
| 39% | REDDING | 7 | "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" singer |
| 39% | OTISREDDING | 11 | "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" singer |