Epic Rap Battles of History discography

The following is the discography of the cast from the web series Epic Rap Battles of History. The series was created by Peter Shukoff and Lloyd Ahlquist. Additionally, Maker Studios, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, produces, directs and distributes the series.

Epic Rap Battles of History discography
Studio albums5
Music videos82
Singles82

On September 26, 2010, "John Lennon vs. Bill O'Reilly", the first music video was released on Shukoff's channel, where the rest of the first season was released.[1][2] Since the second season, ERB music videos have been distributed through its own YouTube channel, which has amassed over 14 million subscribers and 4.1 billion video views, as of December 2018.[2][3]

In 2013, the single "Barack Obama vs. Mitt Romney", was the first YouTube music video to achieve a gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[4] "Darth Vader vs. Hitler" and "Einstein vs. Stephen Hawking" also achieved RIAA gold certification during 2013.[5] "Dr. Seuss vs Shakespeare", "Master Chief vs Leonidas", "Steve Jobs vs Bill Gates" and "Justin Bieber vs Beethoven" were subsequently certified Gold in 2014.[6] On June 4, 2015, "Mario Bros. vs Wright Bros.", "Mr T vs Mr Rogers" and "Abe Lincoln vs Chuck Norris" achieved RIAA gold certification.[6] On January 29, 2016, "Darth Vader vs Adolf Hitler 2" was certified gold. The popularity of the music videos has led to mainstream partnerships, such as the one with Ubisoft, using the "Blackbeard vs Al Capone" episode to promote Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag.[7] Additionally, "Terminator vs Robocop" in the fourth season was used to promote the upcoming release of the film Terminator Genisys and featured an appearance by Arnold Schwarzenegger. ERB's popularity has also led to its association with mainstream artists such as Snoop Dogg, "Weird Al" Yankovic, Chali 2na and T-Pain.[8][9][10]

ERBOH Season 1, the series' first album was released on a compact disc through DFTBA Records in December 2011, including all 15 tracks from the first season of the series, including 2 bonus live tracks.[11][12] Epic Rap Battles of History Season 2 was digitally released on May 22, 2013 on iTunes through Maker Studios.[13] Epic Rap Battles of History Season 3 was released in 2014 through the official ERB website's online shop.[14]

Studio albums
List of albums, with selected chart positions and sales
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US Comedy
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ERBOH Season 1
  • Released: December 26, 2011
  • Label: DFTBA Records, Maker Studios
  • Format: CD, digital download
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Epic Rap Battles of History Season 2
  • Released: May 22, 2013
  • Label: Maker Studios
  • Format: CD, digital download
 11
Epic Rap Battles of History Season 3
  • Released: July 14, 2014
  • Label: Maker Studios
  • Format: CD, digital download
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Epic Rap Battles of History Season 4
  • Released: August 3, 2015
  • Label: none
  • Format: CD, digital download
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Epic Rap Battles of History Season 5
  • Released: January 9, 2017
  • Label: none
  • Format: CD, digital download
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Music videos/singles
Peter Shukoff (left) and Lloyd Ahlquist, the creators of Epic Rap Battles of History
Mitt Romney (left) with Barack Obama, the subjects of the most viewed episode of Epic Rap Battles of History

Note: View counts are accurate estimations as of October 27, 2020

Certified gold by the RIAA
Most viewed in respective season
TitleVideo upload dateViewsCertifications
John Lennon vs Bill O'ReillySeptember 26, 201039,392,900n/a
Darth Vader vs HitlerNovember 10, 2010103,521,700RIAA: Gold[6]
Abe Lincoln vs Chuck NorrisDecember 8, 201082,946,200RIAA: Gold[6]
Sarah Palin vs Lady GagaJanuary 12, 201148,154,600n/a
Hulk Hogan and Macho Man vs Kim Jong-ilFebruary 2, 201146,590,500n/a
Justin Bieber vs BeethovenMarch 2, 201198,941,600RIAA: Gold[6]
Albert Einstein vs Stephen HawkingMarch 30, 2011126,499,500RIAA: Gold[6]
Genghis Khan vs Easter BunnyApril 20, 201142,700,900n/a
Napoleon vs NapoleonMay 18, 201153,297,100n/a
Billy Mays vs Ben FranklinJune 23, 201145,184,500 n/a
Gandalf vs DumbledoreJuly 14, 201154,987,600 n/a
Dr. Seuss vs ShakespeareAugust 17, 201195,719,500 RIAA: Gold[6]
Mr. T vs Mr. RogersSeptember 14, 201183,205,700 RIAA: Gold[6]
Columbus vs Captain KirkOctober 10, 201142,224,800 n/a
Nice Peter vs EpicLLOYDNovember 18, 201139,577,800 n/a
Hitler vs Vader 2December 8, 201191,851,000 RIAA: Gold[6]
Master Chief vs LeonidasJanuary 31, 2012105,174,200RIAA: Gold[6]
Mario Bros vs Wright BrosFebruary 16, 201298,769,500 RIAA: Gold[6]
Michael Jackson vs Elvis PresleyApril 2, 201285,164,900 n/a
Cleopatra vs Marilyn MonroeMay 7, 201287,866,100 n/a
Steve Jobs vs Bill GatesJune 14, 2012144,508,400 RIAA: Gold[6]
Frank Sinatra vs Freddie MercuryOctober 1, 201261,749,000 n/a
Barack Obama vs Mitt RomneyOctober 15, 2012151,325,100 RIAA: Gold[6]
Doc Brown vs Doctor WhoOctober 29, 201258,852,700 n/a
Clint Eastwood vs Bruce LeeNovember 12, 201268,535,700 n/a
Batman vs Sherlock HolmesNovember 27, 201274,776,600 n/a
Moses vs Santa ClausDecember 10, 201286,866,900 n/a
Adam vs EveFebruary 11, 201374,718,400 n/a
Gandhi vs Martin Luther King Jr.February 25, 201382,517,200 n/a
Nikola Tesla vs Thomas EdisonMarch 11, 201345,729,900 n/a
Babe Ruth vs Lance ArmstrongMarch 25, 201336,693,500 n/a
Mozart vs SkrillexApril 8, 2013102,253,900 n/a
Rasputin vs StalinApril 22, 2013116,698,300 n/a
Hitler vs Vader 3October 7, 201347,927,300 n/a
Blackbeard vs Al CaponeOctober 21, 201354,348,500 n/a
Miley Cyrus vs Joan of ArcNovember 4, 201378,147,000 n/a
Bob Ross vs Pablo PicassoNovember 18, 201339,347,600 n/a
Michael Jordan vs Muhammad AliDecember 3, 201356,577,700 n/a
Donald Trump vs Ebenezer ScroogeDecember 19, 201344,243,000 n/a
Rick Grimes vs Walter WhiteMay 5, 201466,775,000 n/a
Goku vs SupermanMay 19, 201487,060,200 n/a
Stephen King vs Edgar Allan PoeJune 2, 201457,756,000 n/a
Sir Isaac Newton vs Bill NyeJune 16, 201469,402,500 n/a
George Washington vs William WallaceJune 30, 201447,068,300 n/a
Artists (Donatello, Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, and Raphael) vs TMNTJuly 14, 201487,563,000 n/a
Ghostbusters vs MythbustersNovember 10, 201451,223,200 n/a
Romeo and Juliet vs Bonnie and ClydeNovember 17, 201448,809,900 n/a
Zeus vs ThorNovember 24, 201440,587,100 n/a
Jack the Ripper vs Hannibal LecterDecember 1, 201454,853,800 n/a
Oprah vs EllenDecember 8, 201442,183,200 n/a
Steven Spielberg vs Alfred HitchcockDecember 15, 201468,462,900 n/a
Lewis and Clark vs Bill and TedMay 25, 201522,995,400 n/a
David Copperfield vs Harry HoudiniJune 8, 201518,912,100 n/a
Terminator vs RobocopJune 22, 201544,999,500 n/a
Eastern (Sun Tzu, Confucius, Lao Tzu) vs Western (Friedrich Nietzsche, Socrates, Voltaire) PhilosophersJuly 6, 201556,517,700 n/a
Shaka Zulu vs Julius CaesarJuly 20, 201540,724,600 n/a
Jim Henson vs Stan LeeAugust 3, 201542,285,200 n/a
Deadpool vs Boba FettDecember 16, 201574,207,100 n/a
J. R. R. Tolkien vs George R. R. MartinMay 2, 201635,127,200 n/a
Gordon Ramsay vs Julia ChildMay 18, 201639,420,400 n/a
Frederick Douglass vs Thomas JeffersonMay 30, 201627,102,500 n/a
James Bond vs Austin PowersJune 14, 201650,791,600 n/a
Bruce Banner vs Bruce JennerJune 29, 201617,973,400 n/a
Alexander the Great vs Ivan the TerribleJuly 12, 201649,240,800 n/a
Donald Trump vs Hillary ClintonOctober 26, 201687,254,200 n/a
Ash Ketchum vs Charles DarwinNovember 14, 201629,761,600 n/a
Wonder Woman vs Stevie WonderNovember 28, 201630,673,200 n/a
Tony Hawk vs Wayne GretzkyDecember 12, 201615,910,900 n/a
Theodore Roosevelt vs Winston ChurchillDecember 26, 201640,283,600 n/a
Nice Peter vs EpicLLOYD 2January 9, 201716,134,400 n/a
Elon Musk vs Mark ZuckerbergDecember 7, 201827,819,800 n/a
Freddy Krueger vs WolverineApril 20, 201914,331,300 n/a
Guy Fawkes vs Che GuevaraMay 5, 201918,963,600 n/a
Ronald McDonald vs The Burger KingJune 8, 201918,777,900 n/a
George Carlin vs Richard PryorJuly 13, 201911,311,800 n/a
Jacques Cousteau vs Steve IrwinAugust 17, 20198,515,100 n/a
Mother Teresa vs Sigmund FreudSeptember 22, 20199,889,600 n/a
Vlad the Impaler vs Count DraculaOctober 25, 20199,683,200 n/a
The Joker vs PennywiseNovember 23, 201927,414,000 n/a
Thanos vs J. Robert OppenheimerDecember 18, 201918,466,000 n/a
Donald Trump vs Joe BidenOctober 24, 20204,014,100 n/a
TOTALas of October 27, 20204,528,834,20011 certified gold singles[6]

References
  1. MacPherson, Guy (June 3, 2014). "Nice Peter hits the road solo for Epic Rap Battles of History". The Georgia Straight. Retrieved June 29, 2015.
  2. Hart, Hugh (June 29, 2014). "Make Every Second Count: 8 Rules for YouTube Success From the Creators of Epic Rap Battles". Fast Company. Retrieved July 16, 2014.
  3. "ERB About". YouTube. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
  4. Pham, Alex (August 1, 2013). "Exclusive: Maker Studio's Epic Rap Battles Scores RIAA Gold". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
  5. "2013 'Landmark Year' For RIAA's Gold & Platinum Program". Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on July 16, 2014. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
  6. "RIAA – Searchable Database: Epic Rap Battles of History". Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved June 29, 2015.
  7. "Ubisoft Promotes Assassin's Creed 4 Black Flag with Epic Rap Battles in new Video". Player Essence. October 21, 2013. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
  8. Glenn, Devon (June 12, 2013). "'Epic Rap Battles' Creators on Snoop: 'He's an Innovative Dude, That Dude'". Social Times. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
  9. Barness, Sarah (June 17, 2014). "Weird Al And 'Bill Nye' Face Off In Epic Rap Battle Because The Universe Is Infinitely Awesome". Huffington Post. Retrieved June 17, 2014.
  10. Gutelle, Sam (June 16, 2014). "Weird Al Is Isaac Newton In New 'Epic Rap Battles Of History' Episode". Tubefilter. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
  11. Epic Rap Battles of History News. ERB News. YouTube. December 16, 2011. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
  12. "Epic Rap Battles of History CD". DFTBA Records. Archived from the original on June 28, 2014. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
  13. "Epic Rap Battles of History Season 2". iTunes. May 22, 2013. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
  14. "Season 3 Limited-Edition CD". Epic Rap Battles of History. Archived from the original on August 11, 2015. Retrieved June 29, 2015.
  15. "Chart Search for Epic Rap Battles of History". Billboard. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
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