| THEFOURSEASONS | Nigel Kennedy's 1989 recording of this Vivaldi work topped the classical music charts for over a year (3,4,7) |
| NIGEL | English violinist whose 1989 recording of The Four Seasons by Vivaldi reached number three in the album charts (5,7) |
| KENNEDY | English violinist whose 1989 recording of The Four Seasons by Vivaldi reached number three in the album charts (5,7) |
| GOLD | Which Abba compilation has been in the UK album charts for over 1,000 weeks? (4) |
| CAROLEKING | Composer, singer/songwriter whose 1971 album Tapestry remained on the US album charts for over six years (6,4) |
| VIOLIN | Nigel Kennedy's instrument (6) |
| VIOLINIST | Nigel Kennedy's profession (9) |
| NINTH | Curse of the -; superstition in the classical music world invented by Arnold Schoenberg after the death of composer Gustav Mahler (5) |
| PIBROCH | Also known as ceol mor, the classical music of the bagpipes (7) |
| SUPERCONDUCTOR | Rock star in the classical-music world? |
| THEFOURSEAS | Unfinished Vivaldi work a.k.a. "Water Music for the Mathematically Challenged"? |
| POWER | The ___ Of Love, remake of a Jennifer Rush No.1 that also topped the charts for 5D (5) |
| IGOTTAFEELING | 2009 Black Eyed Peas song that topped the charts for 14 weeks tied for the longest of the 2000s: 3 wds. |
| CLIMB | A move to a higher position on the social ladder or a music chart (5) |
| OLDTOWNROAD | 2019 Lil Nas X song that topped the charts for 19 weeks the longest of the 2010s: 3 wds. |
| CATHYSCLOWN | Song by The Everly Brothers that topped the charts for several weeks in 1960 on both sides of the Atlantic |
| ANDREW | Which current royal was the first child born to a reigning British monarch for over a century? (6,6) |
| PRINCE | Which current royal was the first child born to a reigning British monarch for over a century? (6,6) |
| HAVANA | Caribbean metropolis where the Rolling Stones played a free concert for over a million people in 2016 |
| ONESWEETDAY | 1995 Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men song that topped the charts for 16 weeks the longest of the 1990s: 3 wds. |
