| LORDE | Singer whose 2013 debut album was titled "Pure Heroine" |
| JOHNLEGEND | R&B singer whose 2013 song All of Me hit #1 after 30 weeks on the charts: 2 wds. |
| ROBINTHICKE | "Blurred Lines" singer whose 2013 song "Give It 2 U" features 31-Across: 2 wds. |
| ADELE | Singer whose debut album was titled 19 (5) |
| ALICIAKEYS | US singer and pianist whose 2001 debut album was titled Songs in A Minor |
| OPSHOP | New Zealand band whose debut album was titled You Are Here (6) |
| ICET | Rapper and actor whose 1987 debut album was titled Rhyme Pays (3-1) |
| DARYLHALL | Member of a pop duo whose debut album was titled "Whole Oats" |
| COCTEAU | Scottish alternative rock band whose first album was titled Garlands, ... Twins |
| ACDC | Rock band whose first album was titled, appropriately, "High Voltage" |
| RUTSDC | Their 1981 album was titled Animal Now (4,1,1) |
| SUICIDE | Ironically, considering band's name, their third album was titled A Way Of Life (7) |
| SADE | British/Nigerian singer/ songwriter whose debut album released in 1984 was titled Diamond Life (4) |
| HOZIER | Irish singer-songwriter best known for his 2013 debut single Take Me to Church |
| MAI | Asha Bhosle's character in her 2013 debut as lead actress |
| TAKEMETOCHURCH | Hozier's 2013 debut single * (4,2,2,6) |
| ANNLECKIE | Sci-fi author whose 2013 novel Ancillary Justice won both the Hugo and Nebula Awards: 2 wds. |
| BACHARACH | Composer whose 2013 autobiography is entitled Anyone Who Had a Heart: My Life and Music (9) |
| MILEY | The musical Ms. Cyrus, whose 2013 song hit the charts like a "Wrecking Ball" |
| LISAMARIE | Elvis' daughter, her debut album in 2003 was titled To Whom It May Concern (4,5) |
