| 100% | AIDA | 4 | Verdi opera that Elton John and Tim Rice made into a Broadway musical |
| 55% | AIDA | 4 | Verdi opera that Elton John turned into a musical |
| 49% | AIDA | 4 | Elton John and Tim Rice musical adapted from an opera |
| 47% | AIDA | 4 | Elton John/Tim Rice musical based on a Verdi opera |
| 47% | AIDA | 4 | Elton John/Tim Rice musical adapted from a Verdi opera |
| 45% | AIDA | 4 | Elton John Broadway musical based on a Verdi opera |
| 44% | AIDA | 4 | Verdi opera, or a 2000 Broadway musical with music by Elton John |
| 40% | AIDA | 4 | Opera redone by Elton John and Tim Rice |
| 40% | AIDA | 4 | Verdi opera that inspired an Elton John musical |
| 39% | AIDA | 4 | Elton John musical based on a Verdi opera |
| 38% | AIDA | 4 | Elton John/Tim Rice opera adaptation that featured a #2 song on the Adult Contemporary chart ("Written in the Stars") |
| 38% | AIDA | 4 | Tony-winning musical by Elton John and Tim Rice |
| 38% | AIDA | 4 | Opera made into an Elton John musical |
| 37% | AIDA | 4 | Opera that was adapted into a musical that opened on Broadway in 2000 |
| 36% | AIDA | 4 | Opera adapted into a musical by Elton John |
| 36% | AIDA | 4 | Elton John/Tim Rice Broadway musical |
| 36% | IDIOT | 5 | "American ___" (Green Day album made into a Broadway musical) |
| 36% | LES | 3 | "___ Misérables" (Victor Hugo novel made into a Broadway musical) |
| 35% | HAKUNA | 6 | With 45-Down, Disney song written by Elton John and Tim Rice |
| 35% | LION | 4 | "The ___ King" (Disney classic with music by Elton John and Tim Rice) |
| 35% | AIDA | 4 | Verdi opera or Elton John musical |
| 33% | ALADDIN | 7 | Animated film made into a Tony-nominated Broadway musical |
| 33% | FUNHOME | 7 | Alison Bechdel memoir made into a hit 2015 Broadway musical |
| 32% | AIDA | 4 | Elton John musical based on a work by Verdi |
| 31% | TUNER | 5 | Device that Elton John might use to adjust the musical pitch of a piano |
| 31% | MYSTICRIVER | 11 | Dennis Lehane novel made into a film starring Sean Penn and Tim Robbins (2 wds.) |
| 30% | AIDA | 4 | Elton John/Tim Rice musical |
| 30% | AIDA | 4 | Elton John-Tim Rice musical |
| 29% | AIDA | 4 | 2000 Elton John/Tim Rice musical |
| 29% | WAITRESS | 8 | Broadway musical written by 31-Across that was nominated for four Tony Awards and a Grammy Award |