| BSIDES | Not the hits |
| NIGHTONTHETILES | Not the hit single played again for mad celebration (5,2,3,5) |
| BOXINGWEIGHTS | They size up the contenders for those belting out the hits for The Stones (6,7) |
| CROSSCODE | The fewer the hits, the more successful it's been! (5,5,4) |
| GREEN | The fewer the hits, the more successful it's been! (5,5,4) |
| FACEDTHEMUSIC | Accepted the consequences of one's actions, and what the artists did with the hits in this puzzle? |
| DEATHS | List of ___ by year (macabrely, this came in No.1 on the list, with almost double the hits as No. 2, "the United States") |
| BAIL | quit before the **** hits the fan |
| SZA | Singer with the hits "The Weekend" and "Love Galore" |
| PINK | Singer with the hits Get the Party Started and So What |
| ROCKETRY | Produces the hits that are out of this world for those aiming for the stars (8) |
| CHEAPTRICK | *Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band with the hits "The Flame" and "I Want You to Want Me" |
| SIA | Singer with the hits The Greatest and Cheap Thrills |
| STYX | Band with the hits The Best of Times and Babe |
| KTEL | Label of the "Singing to the Hits" series |
| SLADE | Spelling-challenged band with the hits "Cum On Feel the Noize" and "Mama Weer All Crazee Now" |
| ABBEYROAD | Eleventh studio album by the Beatles (1969), featuring the hits 'Something' and 'Come Together' (5,4) |
| KYLIE | Self-titled 1988 album featuring the hits I Should Be So Lucky and The Loco-Motion |
| ARRIVAL | The fourth album by Abba, featuring the hits Dancing Queen, Knowing Me, Knowing You and Money, Money, Money |
| HUMAN | The ___ League ('80s band with the hits "Fascination" and "Don't You Want Me") |
