| DORISDAY | Late actress and singer who had a no 1 hit with Secret Love in 1954 (5,3) |
| SEMISONIC | Band who had a 1999 hit with Secret Smile |
| CLOSETO | Intimately associated with secret love (5,2) |
| VERALYNN | Veteran singer who had a No 1 hit with My Son, My Son |
| BENEKING | Formerly with The Drifters, he had a No 1 hit with "Stand By Me" (3-1-4) |
| AMYGRANT | US singer who had a No 2 UK hit in 1991 with Baby Baby |
| ADAMANT | Lead singer of the band who had a No. 1 hit with Stand And Deliver in 1981 (4,3) |
| MARIANNE | ____ Faithfull, late actress and singer noted for the song As Tears Go By (8) |
| LORDE | Acclaimed New Zealand singer-songwriter who had a No 1 hit with Royals in 2013 |
| CHASE | ___ & Status, British drum and bass music duo who had a No. 1 hit in 2024 in collaboration with Stormzy (5) |
| SUZIQUATRO | American singer who had a No. 1 hit with "Can the Can" (4,6) |
| ELAINE | --- Paige, musical theatre star who had a No 1 hit with Barbara Dickson in 1985 |
| TYLER | Welsh singer who had a No 1 hit with Total Eclipse Of The Heart, Bonnie _ (5) |
| TROPICAL | Typically ___, band that had a 5 1975 No 1 hit with Barbados (8) |
| GRANDE | Ariana - - -, singer who had a no 1 hit with Positions (6) |
| SEXPRESS | British dance music act whose debut single was a No. 1 hit in 1988 (8) |
| MALONE | Post, U.S. rapper who had a No. 1 hit in 2017 with Rockstar (6) |
| ASWAD | Reggae group who had a No. 1 hit in 1988 with Don't Turn Around (5) |
| TAKEONME | 1985 Billboard No. 1 hit with a heavily rotoscoped music video |
| MANEATER | 1982 No. 1 hit with the line "Watch out, boy, she'll chew you up" |
