Song · TLC
“No Scrubs” by TLC
From the album Andando nas nuvens (1999)
“No Scrubs” by TLC appears on 4 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 2021 and 2025. It was first released in 1999 on the album Andando nas nuvens. Its best result is #29 on the WFPK Top 500 Songs of the '90s. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #74 of the '90s.
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"No Scrubs" was the lead single from FanMail, TLC's third studio album, a 1999 release on LaFace and Arista, and it put Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas out front on lead vocals, a first for her on a TLC single. Producer Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs wrote it with Kandi Burruss and Tameka "Tiny" Cottle, both formerly of Xscape, and Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes added lyrics for the rap version.
It's a sharp-tongued sizing-up of what a man brings to a relationship, and it sent the word "scrub" around the world. It became TLC's third number one on the Billboard Hot 100, holding on for four straight weeks, and only Cher's "Believe" finished 1999 higher on Billboard's year-end chart. It won Grammys for Best R&B Song and Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocal, and Hype Williams's video set the trio dancing aboard a space station.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 672 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s | 908 |
| 2022 | 44 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 900 Songs of the '90s | 900 |
| 2023 | 142 | The Current | The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s | 893 |
| 2025 | 29 | WFPK | WFPK Top 500 Songs of the '90s | 500 |
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