| 100% | DARYL | 5 | With 107-Across, he had many hit songs with John Oates |
| 51% | SAD | 3 | "___ Songs (Say So Much)," a hit by Elton John, that he has performed live with Bryan Adams and Rod Stewart |
| 44% | AQUA | 4 | Had a hit song with Barbie Girl |
| 44% | WATER | 5 | "Madman Across the ___," 1971 album by Elton John with the hit song "Tiny Dancer" |
| 43% | STEWART | 7 | He has a hit song called Maggie May, Rod __ |
| 42% | MISSME | 6 | Drake and Lil Wayne hit song with the lyrics "I know things have changed, know I used to be around more" (2 wds.) |
| 42% | KRUPA | 5 | He had a 1941 hit with "Drum Boogie" |
| 42% | PSY | 3 | He had a 2012 hit with "Gangnam Style" |
| 41% | GETURFREAKON | 12 | Hit song by 44-Across with many elements from Bhangra music (4 wds.) |
| 41% | FATSWALLER | 10 | He had a hit with "The Joint Is Jumpin'" |
| 40% | LOUBEGA | 7 | He had a hit with Mambo No. 5 in 1999 |
| 40% | ANKA | 4 | He had a #4 hit with "It's Time to Cry" |
| 39% | LEAN | 4 | With 51-Across, Bill Withers hit song that begins, "Sometimes in our lives / We all have pain" |
| 39% | COLE | 4 | He had a 1948 #1 hit with "Nature Boy" |
| 39% | LEGEND | 6 | John who had a hit with All Of Me |
| 37% | THEBEACHBOYS | 12 | 14-Across and 26-Across band who also had a hit with the 1965 song "California Girls" (3 wds.) |
| 36% | BASIL | 5 | Singer Toni who had a hit with the 1982 song "Mickey" |
| 35% | SKY | 3 | "Empty ___," 1969 debut album by Elton John with the hit song "Lady Samantha" |
| 35% | BARBARA | 7 | With 23-Across, a 1966 hit song |
| 35% | MUSICSOUNDS | 11 | With 29-Across, hit song for 42-Across: 2 wds. |
| 34% | WALSH | 5 | He hosted "America's Most Wanted" and is now hosting Investigation Discovery's "In Pursuit with John ___" |
| 34% | GUMP | 4 | Weird Al song with the lyric "He told JFK that he really had to pee" |
| 34% | BLACK | 5 | "___ Ice," 2008 hit song by AC/DC with an album that has the same name |
| 34% | LOVEBUG | 7 | 30-Across hit song with a video inspired by "The Notebook" |
| 34% | CAMPAIGNRIVALRY | 15 | 52-Across had one with John McCain |
| 34% | YELLOW | 6 | "Goodbye ___ Brick Road," 1973 album by Elton John with the hit song "Candle in the Wind" |
| 34% | LOW | 3 | "Too ___ for Zero," 1983 album by Elton John with the hit song "I'm Still Standing" |
| 34% | BOY | 3 | With 10 Across, Carly Rae Jepsen song with the line, "If you're gonna stay then stay, he's not gonna change anyway" |
| 34% | BARBARAANN | 10 | 1965 41-Across hit song with a girl's name (2 wds.) |
| 34% | HELPMERHONDA | 12 | 1965 41-Across hit song with a girl's name (3 wds.) |