| 100% | NOONE | 5 | Who "knows," in a 1958 Dion & the Belmonts hit |
| 55% | JOANN | 5 | Title girl in a 1958 hit by the Playmates |
| 53% | MYGGGGENERATION | 15 | Refrain in a 1965 hit by the Who |
| 52% | NOONE | 5 | "___ Knows" (1958 Dion and the Belmonts hit) |
| 52% | ARTHUR | 6 | Mythical king who knew a Lady in the Lake |
| 51% | YAKETYYAK | 9 | Lyric that precedes “don’t talk back” in a 1958 hit song by the Coasters |
| 49% | JOSIE | 5 | Title woman in a 1977 Steely Dan hit who's "the pride of the neighborhood" |
| 48% | SWISHER | 7 | Yankee Nick who hit a home run in the 2009 World Series |
| 47% | NOONE | 5 | "___ Knows" (Dion & the Belmonts hit) |
| 47% | BOP | 3 | Emulate Rockin' Robin, in a 1958 hit |
| 47% | MARKMCGWIRE | 11 | A's/Cardinals slugger who hit the most home runs in the 1990s (405): 2 wds. |
| 46% | JENNY | 5 | Woman in a 1982 hit who can be reached using the starts of the answers to the starred clues |
| 45% | AROD | 4 | Nickname of the ex-Yankee who hit a record 25 grand slams in his career: Hyph. |
| 44% | DONMATTINGLY | 12 | Former Yankees slugger who hit a record six grand slam home runs in the 1987 season: 2 wds. |
| 44% | MAN | 3 | "The ___ Who Knew Infinity," 2015 movie in which Dev Patel played a mathematician |
| 44% | LEEGREENWOOD | 12 | "I.O.U." singer who had a hit in 2001 with "God Bless the U.S.A.": 2 wds. |
| 44% | PATRICKSWAYZE | 13 | "Dirty Dancing" star who had a top 10 hit with "She's Like the Wind" in 1988: 2 wds. |
| 44% | HENRYCAVILL | 11 | Actor known for playing a DC superhero who will be seen in the new "Mission: Impossible" film: 2 wds. |
| 43% | PHOEBE | 6 | ___ Ryan, artist who was featured in The Chainsmokers' hit single "All We Know" |
| 42% | DRHOOK | 6 | Rock's "___ & the Medicine Show", who had a hit with Shel Silverstein's "The Cover of the Rolling Stone" in 1972 |
| 42% | JOHNMELLENCAMP | 14 | "Jack & Diane" singer who had a hit in 1986 with "R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A.": 2 wds. |
| 42% | LINDSAYLOHAN | 12 | Actress who starred as both the twins in 29a, a 1998 hit based on the novel "Lottie and Lisa": 2 wds. |
| 42% | TONYOLIVA | 9 | Twins' player who, on June 9, 1966, participated in hitting one of a record 5 home runs in the 7th inning |
| 42% | MAYAANGELOU | 11 | "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" writer who was honored on a U.S. postage stamp in 2015 (2 wds.) |
| 42% | STRAGGLER | 9 | In a foot race, the one who falls behind |
| 42% | COINDEALER | 10 | One who knows the value of a dollar |
| 42% | LALALALALOLA | 12 | Refrain in a 1970 hit by the Kinks |
| 42% | ERB | 3 | Jockey David ___, who rode Needles to wins in the '56 Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes and a second place in the Preakness |
| 42% | MARYTRAVERS | 11 | Folk singer who, in a trio with Peter and Paul, sang the 1963 hit "Puff, the Magic Dragon": 2 wds. |
| 42% | REDPEOPLEEATER | 14 | Title creature in a 1958 #1 Sheb Wooley hit |