Epic Records

American record label
Organization record_label Q216364
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Epic Records

Summary

Epic Records is a record label[1]. It ranks in the top 0.087% of record_label entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,983 views/month, #2 of 2,290).[2]

Key Facts

  • Epic Records is in the country of United States[3].
  • Epic Records's instance of is recorded as record label[4].
  • Epic Records's founder is recorded as Columbia Records[5].
  • Epic Records is owned by Sony Music[6].
  • Epic Records is operated by CBS Records, Inc.[7].
  • Epic Records's headquarters location is recorded as Los Angeles[8].
  • Epic Records's has organizational division is recorded as Epic Soundtrax[9].
  • Epic Records's discography is recorded as Epic catalog[10].
  • Epic Records's Commons category is recorded as Epic Records[11].
  • January 1, 1953 marks the founding of Epic Records[12].
  • Epic Records's parent organization or unit is recorded as Sony Music[13].
  • Epic Records's distributed by is recorded as Sony Music[14].
  • Epic Records's official website is recorded as http://www.epicrecords.com[15].
  • Epic Records's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Epic Records[16].
  • Epic Records's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Epic Records'}[17].
  • Epic Records's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Epic'}[18].
  • Epic Records's different from is recorded as Epic[19].
  • Epic Records's different from is recorded as Epic Records[20].
  • Epic Records's has list is recorded as list of Epic Records artists[21].
  • Epic Records's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+391817'}[22].
  • Epic Records's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+363601'}[23].
  • Epic Records's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+10000'}[24].
  • Epic Records's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+396261'}[25].
  • Epic Records's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+400211'}[26].
  • Epic Records's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+11100'}[27].

Body

Founding

Epic Records's founder is recorded as Columbia Records[5]. January 1, 1953 marks the founding of it[12].

Identity

Epic Records's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Epic'}[18].

Operations

Epic Records's headquarters location is recorded as Los Angeles[8]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Sony Music[13]. It is operated by CBS Records, Inc.[7].

Ownership

Epic Records is owned by Sony Music[6].

Why It Matters

Epic Records ranks in the top 0.087% of record_label entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,983 views/month, #2 of 2,290).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  7. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · Xeroctic · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Headquarters location Los Angeles
    Instance of record label
    Official website http://www.epicrecords.com
    Owned by
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    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P6839]]: Creator/EpicRecords"
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