| CATSINTHECRADLE | 1974 folk song by Harry Chapin which made it to No.1 in the US charts (4,2,3,6) |
| MINUTE | Radio show which made it to television in the 1990s, Just A _ (6) |
| CAPRI | Beat foremost of racers to get to No.1 in this? |
| PHYSICAL | 1981 song which was Olivia Newton-John's biggest hit, spending 10 weeks at No.1 in the US charts (8) |
| MAXI | Reggae singer whose 1990 single "Close to You" was a No.1 in the US (4,6) |
| PRIEST | Reggae singer whose 1990 single "Close to You" was a No.1 in the US (4,6) |
| RACES | Popular 1850 folk song by US composer Stephen Foster featuring the refrains 'Doo-dah! doo-dah!' and 'Oh, doo-dah day!' (8,5) |
| CAMPTOWN | Popular 1850 folk song by US composer Stephen Foster featuring the refrains 'Doo-dah! doo-dah!' and 'Oh, doo-dah day!' (8,5) |
| JGBALLARD | Jack, good rector, overcome with folk song by dystopian writer (1,1,7) |
| DILUTED | Did include stringed instrument which made it less intense |
| WATERMELONSUGAR | Song by Harry Styles that reached No. 4 in the UK charts in 2019 (10,5) |
| HEARTBREAKHOTEL | 1956 Elvis Presley song which was top five in three different US charts - Country and Western, Pop, and Rhythm 'n' Blues (10,5) |
| BETTERPLACETOBE | 1976 Harry Chapin song |
| HOZIER | Which Irish singer's debut album went to number 2 in the US charts in October? (6) |
| PATBOONE | Singer/songwriter who spent 220 consecutive weeks in the US charts with various songs in the 1960s (3,5) |
| AIRLINER | Jet ___, Steve Miller Band single that reached number 8 in the US charts in 1977 |
| NUN | Sister Luc-Gabrielle whose hit song Dominique reached the top of the US charts in 1963 was called the Singing ... |
| CLOUD | 1965 song by The Rolling Stones which reached No.1 in the UK and US, the follow-up to (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction (3,3,2,2,5) |
| OFMY | 1965 song by The Rolling Stones which reached No.1 in the UK and US, the follow-up to (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction (3,3,2,2,5) |
| GETOFF | 1965 song by The Rolling Stones which reached No.1 in the UK and US, the follow-up to (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction (3,3,2,2,5) |
