| OLDFIELD | Mike _, retired musician best known for his debut studio album Tubular Bells (8) |
| DREAD | Judge ___, English ska and reggae musician known for his debut single Big Six (5) |
| DENOTED | Like a retired musician? |
| LAZY | The ___ Song 2011 song by Bruno Mars from his debut studio album Doo-Wops & Hooligans |
| JOHNLEGEND | His debut studio album was Get Lifted (4,6) |
| RYCOODER | American musician best known for his slide guitar work (2,6) |
| BERTRAND | Plastic _, Belgian musician best known for the 1977 single Ca plane pour moi' (8) |
| STITCHES | Song released by Canadian singer Shawn Mendes from his 2015 debut studio album Handwritten (8) |
| BEGA | Lou ___, German musician best known for his 1999 hit single Mambo No 5 |
| LORNEGREENE | Canadian actor and musician best known for playing Ben Cartwright in the TV series Bonanza |
| COX | Brian ___ English physicist and former musician best known for presenting the Wonders of... series |
| EDDY | _ Grant, Guyanese-British musician best known for the 1983 single 'Electric Avenue' (4) |
| ALLEGRIA | Debut studio album of the Gipsy Kings (8) |
| BADBLOOD | Debut studio album released by Bastille in 2013 (3,5) |
| RINGRING | Debut studio album by ABBA, initially credited to Bjorn & Benny, Agnetha & Frida |
| STEWART | American musician best known as the drummer for the Police, _ Copeland (7) |
| ODELL | Tom, English singer/songwriter noted for his debut album Long Way Down released in 2013 (5) |
| GIBB | Surname of brothers Barry, Robin and Maurice, pop musicians best known as the Bee Gees (4) |
| ARTHUR | James, The X Factor winner in 2012 noted for his debut single Impossible (6) |
| BELLS | Mike Oldfield's great, '73 album, Tubular _____ (used in The Exorcist). |
