diff --git a/content.js b/content.js
index 051d711..dc49f8f 100644
--- a/content.js
+++ b/content.js
@@ -965,9 +965,10 @@ class YTMBlockController {
     let totalBlockedInVisibleQueue = 0;
 
     items.forEach((item) => {
-      const artist = this.getQueueItemArtist(item);
+      const anchors = item.querySelectorAll('a');
+      const artist = this.getQueueItemArtist(item, anchors);
       const title = this.getQueueItemTitle(item);
-      const album = this.getQueueItemAlbum(item);
+      const album = this.getQueueItemAlbum(item, anchors);
 
       // Virtualization Check: Has the content changed since we last processed this element?
       if (item.dataset.ytmProcessed === 'true' && 
@@ -1055,11 +1056,12 @@ class YTMBlockController {
   /**
    * Extracts the album name from a queue item element using structural links.
    * @param {HTMLElement} item - Single queue list item element.
+   * @param {NodeList|Array} [anchors] - Pre-queried anchor elements inside the item.
    * @returns {string} Trimmed album name.
    */
-  getQueueItemAlbum(item) {
-    const anchors = item.querySelectorAll('a');
-    for (const link of anchors) {
+  getQueueItemAlbum(item, anchors) {
+    const links = anchors || item.querySelectorAll('a');
+    for (const link of links) {
       const href = link.getAttribute('href') || '';
       const text = link.textContent.trim();
       
@@ -1088,12 +1090,13 @@ class YTMBlockController {
   /**
    * Extracts the artist name from a queue item element using structural links.
    * @param {HTMLElement} item - Single queue list item element.
+   * @param {NodeList|Array} [anchors] - Pre-queried anchor elements inside the item.
    * @returns {string} Trimmed artist name.
    */
-  getQueueItemArtist(item) {
+  getQueueItemArtist(item, anchors) {
     // Upgraded: Scan all links to locate browse links (excluding playlist/album links)
-    const anchors = item.querySelectorAll('a');
-    for (const link of anchors) {
+    const links = anchors || item.querySelectorAll('a');
+    for (const link of links) {
       const href = link.getAttribute('href') || '';
       const text = link.textContent.trim();
       
diff --git a/tests/queueScrubber.test.js b/tests/queueScrubber.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..83a477d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/queueScrubber.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,154 @@
+const test = require('node:test');
+const assert = require('node:assert');
+const { performance } = require('node:perf_hooks');
+const { YTMBlockController } = require('../content.js');
+
+function createMockLink(href, text) {
+  return {
+    getAttribute(attr) {
+      if (attr === 'href') return href;
+      return null;
+    },
+    textContent: text
+  };
+}
+
+function createMockQueueItem(title, artist, album) {
+  const anchors = [
+    createMockLink(`/browse/UC12345`, artist),
+    createMockLink(`/browse/MPRE12345`, album),
+    createMockLink(`/watch?v=12345`, title)
+  ];
+
+  let querySelectorAllCalls = 0;
+  const dataset = {};
+  const classes = new Set();
+  const attributes = {};
+
+  const mockItem = {
+    anchors,
+    dataset,
+    get querySelectorAllCalls() { return querySelectorAllCalls; },
+    classList: {
+      contains(cls) { return classes.has(cls); },
+      add(cls) { classes.add(cls); },
+      remove(cls) { classes.delete(cls); }
+    },
+    setAttribute(attr, val) { attributes[attr] = val; },
+    removeAttribute(attr) { delete attributes[attr]; },
+    getAttribute(attr) { return attributes[attr]; },
+    querySelectorAll(selector) {
+      if (selector === 'a') {
+        querySelectorAllCalls++;
+        return anchors;
+      }
+      return [];
+    },
+    querySelector(selector) {
+      if (selector === '.song-title' || selector === '.title' || selector === 'yt-formatted-string') {
+        return { textContent: title };
+      }
+      if (selector === '.byline' || selector === '[class*="byline"]') {
+        return { textContent: `${artist} • ${album}` };
+      }
+      return null;
+    }
+  };
+
+  return mockItem;
+}
+
+test('YTMBlockController - queue item extractors functionality', async (t) => {
+  const controller = new YTMBlockController();
+
+  await t.test('extracts artist, title, and album correctly with pre-queried anchors', () => {
+    const item = createMockQueueItem('Song Title', 'Artist Name', 'Album Name');
+    const anchors = item.querySelectorAll('a');
+
+    assert.strictEqual(controller.getQueueItemArtist(item, anchors), 'Artist Name');
+    assert.strictEqual(controller.getQueueItemTitle(item), 'Song Title');
+    assert.strictEqual(controller.getQueueItemAlbum(item, anchors), 'Album Name');
+  });
+
+  await t.test('extracts artist and album correctly with fallback (no anchors passed)', () => {
+    const item = createMockQueueItem('Song Title', 'Artist Name', 'Album Name');
+
+    assert.strictEqual(controller.getQueueItemArtist(item), 'Artist Name');
+    assert.strictEqual(controller.getQueueItemAlbum(item), 'Album Name');
+  });
+
+  await t.test('scrubQueue reduces DOM query calls from 2 to 1 per queue item', () => {
+    const items = [
+      createMockQueueItem('Track 1', 'Artist 1', 'Album 1'),
+      createMockQueueItem('Track 2', 'Artist 2', 'Album 2')
+    ];
+
+    global.document = {
+      querySelectorAll(selector) {
+        if (selector === 'ytmusic-player-queue-item') return items;
+        return [];
+      },
+      querySelector() { return null; },
+      getElementById() { return null; }
+    };
+
+    controller.scrubQueue();
+
+    for (const item of items) {
+      assert.strictEqual(item.querySelectorAllCalls, 1);
+    }
+  });
+});
+
+test('YTMBlockController - performance benchmark', async (t) => {
+  const controller = new YTMBlockController();
+
+  await t.test('benchmark unoptimized (multiple querySelectorAll calls) vs optimized (single querySelectorAll call)', () => {
+    const count = 500;
+    const iterations = 500;
+    const items = [];
+    for (let i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+      items.push(createMockQueueItem(`Song ${i}`, `Artist ${i}`, `Album ${i}`));
+    }
+
+    // Warmup V8 JIT
+    for (let i = 0; i < 100; i++) {
+      const item = items[i % count];
+      controller.getQueueItemArtist(item);
+      controller.getQueueItemAlbum(item);
+      const anchors = item.querySelectorAll('a');
+      controller.getQueueItemArtist(item, anchors);
+      controller.getQueueItemAlbum(item, anchors);
+    }
+
+    // Run baseline trial
+    const startBaseline = performance.now();
+    for (let iter = 0; iter < iterations; iter++) {
+      for (let i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+        const item = items[i];
+        controller.getQueueItemArtist(item);
+        controller.getQueueItemTitle(item);
+        controller.getQueueItemAlbum(item);
+      }
+    }
+    const durationBaseline = performance.now() - startBaseline;
+
+    // Run optimized trial
+    const startOptimized = performance.now();
+    for (let iter = 0; iter < iterations; iter++) {
+      for (let i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+        const item = items[i];
+        const anchors = item.querySelectorAll('a');
+        controller.getQueueItemArtist(item, anchors);
+        controller.getQueueItemTitle(item);
+        controller.getQueueItemAlbum(item, anchors);
+      }
+    }
+    const durationOptimized = performance.now() - startOptimized;
+
+    const speedup = ((durationBaseline - durationOptimized) / durationBaseline) * 100;
+    console.log(`[Benchmark] Baseline (redundant queries): ${durationBaseline.toFixed(2)}ms`);
+    console.log(`[Benchmark] Optimized (shared anchors):   ${durationOptimized.toFixed(2)}ms`);
+    console.log(`[Benchmark] Speedup: ${speedup.toFixed(2)}%`);
+  });
+});