Song · The Fugees
“No Woman, No Cry” by The Fugees
From the album The Score (1996)
“No Woman, No Cry” by The Fugees appears on 10 radio countdowns from 6 stations between 1996 and 2024. It was first released in 1996 on the album The Score. Its best result is #75 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1996. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #201 alternative song of 1996 and #4,964 alternative song of all time.
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On The Score in 1996 the Fugees reached for "No Woman, No Cry", the Vincent Ford reggae song that Bob Marley and the Wailers first recorded in 1974, and handed the lead vocal to Wyclef Jean. Lauryn Hill and Wyclef produced it, Jerry Duplessis and Pras Michel came aboard as co-producers, and Warren Riker engineered.
Wyclef sings it loose and warm, closer to a front-stoop tribute than a museum copy, and the affection in it is plain: this is a cover made by fans, not curators.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 75 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1996 | 107 |
| 1996 | 91 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 1996 | 91 |
| 1996 | 95 | WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD | WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1996 | 99 |
| 1996 | 90 | 107.7 The End Seattle, WA | The End Top 107 Songs of 1996 | 107 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 434 | WHFS | WHFS Top 500 Songs of the '90s (December 1999) | 500 |
| 1999 | 1584 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 2000 |
| 2000 | 1584 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) | 2001 |
| 2001 | 1584 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) | 2002 |
| 2007 | 266 | KROQ | KROQ Top 500 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 2007) | 500 |
| 2024 | 402 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 850 Cover Songs | 850 |
Also listed as: No Woman No Cry.
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