| 100% | ILLBE | 5 | With 33-Across, #1 hit for the Jackson 5 (1970) and Mariah Carey (1992): 2 wds. |
| 61% | ILLBETHERE | 10 | #1 hit for the Jackson 5 and Mariah Carey |
| 50% | ABC | 3 | 1970 Jackson 5 hit with the line "Easy as 1, 2, 3" |
| 49% | ABC | 3 | Jackson 5 hit with the lyric "easy as 1 2 3" and "simple as do re mi" |
| 47% | ABC | 3 | 1970 #1 hit for the Jackson 5 |
| 44% | ABC | 3 | Jackson 5 hit with the lyric "It's easy as 1, 2, 3" |
| 44% | ABC | 3 | 1970 hit for the Jackson 5 |
| 43% | ALLIWANTFOR | 11 | With 33-Across, holiday tune that hit #1 on the Billboard charts in 2019, 2020, and 2021: 4 wds. |
| 43% | ABC | 3 | #1 hit for the Jackson 5 |
| 42% | DANCEMONKEY | 11 | 2019 hit for Tones and I with a sign of the Chinese zodiac in its title: 2 wds. |
| 42% | ABC | 3 | "Alphabetical" #1 hit for the Jackson 5 |
| 41% | BLACKHOLESUN | 12 | #1 hit song for 29-Across with the lyric "Won't you come / And wash away the rain" (3 wds.) |
| 40% | BLUEBAYOU | 9 | Top 5 hit song for 33-Across written by Roy Orbison and Joe Melson (2 wds.) |
| 39% | ILLBETHERE | 10 | *1970 chart-topping hit for the Jackson 5 |
| 39% | ABC | 3 | Hit for The Jackson 5 |
| 39% | SUNNYAFTERNOON | 14 | 1966 hit for the Kinks with the chorus "in the summertime": 2 wds. |
| 38% | HERO | 4 | Mariah Carey hit with the lyric "Look inside you and be strong" |
| 38% | LETIT | 5 | "___ Be" (#1 hit for the Beatles): 2 wds. |
| 38% | ABC | 3 | Jackson 5 song with the lyric “It’s easy as 1, 2, 3” |
| 38% | LEARNINGTOFLY | 13 | 1991 hit for Tom Petty and the 15-Across with the lyric "But I ain't got wings": 3 wds. |
| 37% | YOUBACK | 7 | I Want __; 1970 number one hit for the Jackson 5 |
| 37% | ITSSOEASY | 9 | Top 5 hit song for 33-Across written by Buddy Holly and Norman Petty (3 wds.) |
| 37% | ONESWEETDAY | 11 | #1 hit for Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men |
| 37% | HIGHERLOVE | 10 | 1986 #1 hit for 30-Across, which won the Grammy for Record of the Year: 2 wds. |
| 36% | TOHELLWITHIT | 12 | 2021 mixtape by 16-Across that with the hit singles "Just for Me," "Pain," "Passion," and 26-Across (4 wds.) |
| 36% | ABC | 3 | Jackson 5 song with the lyric "It's easy as 1 2 3 / As simple as do re mi" |
| 36% | ABC | 3 | Jackson 5 song with the lyrics "It's easy as 1 2 3 / Or simple as do re mi" |
| 36% | ABC | 3 | Jackson 5 song with the lyrics "It's easy as 1 2 3 / As simple as do re mi" |
| 36% | WHITERABBIT | 11 | 1967 hit for Jefferson Airplane with a sign of the Chinese zodiac in its title: 2 wds. |
| 35% | DANGELORUSSEL | 13 | No. 1 guard for the LA Lakers, and Jerry West award winner in 2015 : 2 wds. |