The Absolute Best 'Lip Sync Battle' Moments

Lip Sync Battle is a fun, high-energy show that's had a great foothold on an audience since about 2015. Based on a segment from The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, Lip Sync Battle takes celebrities and makes them compete against each other in a lip sync battle. Throughout the many episodes and years with the show, there have been some great moments to record and remember.

Whether it's a celebrity failing to lip sync their own song or someone really understanding how to tear it up on the sync, there are many moments that make Lip Sync Battle an absolute riot to watch. Whether they've made us laugh, cringe, or do a little bit of both, there are a ton of moments to remember. We'll be going through as many as we can remember, starting with the lowest pick and working our way up below.

It's bound to be entertaining. That's likely what the showrunners said when they put two Star Trek co-stars in the same room for a lip-sync battle. Both stars did great in their respective matches, Quinto batting up after an impressive performance by Saldana. Quinto started great with an upbeat rendition of Freedon! 90, and continued to keep that fire going with Missy Elliott's Get Ur Freak On. Saldana didn't bother holding anything back, emphasizing a heavy hard rock and rap style by starting off strong with a Twenty-One Pilots song. After finishing Stressed Out, she performed her own version of No Scrubs.

One of the best episodes of Lip Sync Battle is between two iconic celebrities. Jimmy is the star of the show, and Dwayne is an iconic legend, both for comedy and in any other role he finds himself in. The Lip Sync Battle between these two was definitely a sight to see. The Rock brought on the heat with his own version of Stayin Alive, while Fallon sun Like a Prayer. Fallon's energy is contagious, continuing in his other performances throughout the show.

Another fun episode of Lip Sync Battle is when they switch up the norm. Sure, it can be fun listening to just one person at a time, but getting an entire group in on the mix is a surefire way for a blast. The result of all these iconic heads singing at the same time is a must-see TV moment. Because of how popular the cast is, the Lip Sync Battle arena becomes a quick and easy collaboration, including names like Noah Schnapp, Caleb McLaughlin, Gaten Matarazzo, and Finn Wolfhard. While the performance by Schnapp was great for Wolfhard, the Lip Synce by Matarazzo and McLaughlin took the cake. They performed I'm Bad, taking the competition without much of a fight. As a group for another episode, they stand a chance to reappear in the near future for another lip sync battle.

On the fourth episode, we were pleasantly surprised by a great Lip Sync Battle between John Krasinski and Anna Kendrick. While they both were stacked to take the win, Anna Kendrick surprised the audience with her rendition of Booty toward the end of the round. It resulted in a cameo featuring Jennifer Lopez, which helped secure her victory. However, before the avalanche, Kendrick killed it with a few top pop-rock hits, such as Steal My Girl by One Direction. He also managed to score a pretty good high point with his performance for Bye Bye Bye by NSYNC. In the end though, Anna took the cake with a great performance and even greater cameo at the end.

Having these two in the same ring for a lip-sync battle is a tough one. Both are great celebrity guests, one known for pop and the other for modeling work. Neither one is a stranger to the camera or microphone, which is likely why the episode is such a hit with those two in it. While Ricky has the mic experience, Upton wasn't about to just go down without a fight. Upton did an impressive performance by taking on Britney Spears' Baby One More Time with great excitement and flourish. However, she had Ricky to compete with, who turned up the heat using his flexible feet. He went for Kenny Loggin's Footloose and absolutely killed it on stage.

Later down the line of the show, we get a special treat in the form of a multi-person cast for the show. Season four starts off with a bang during a Micheal Jackson Celebration episode. The episode includes iconic names like Laverne Cox, Neil Patrick Harris, Taraji Henson, and Hailee Steinfeld. Because it was a Micheal Jackson episode, it was just full of memorable tracks and their lip-syncing wannabes. For second-time runners Gox and Henson, winning was important, which is why they gave it everything they had throughout the show. Even the fan audience got involved throughout the episode. We rank this one pretty highly because the goal was to help immortalize one of pop's greatest singers, and it totally did! As far as we care, that episode passed the test.

It's impossible to have a good list of these best episodes without including the Pentatonix one! The more the merrier, and with this episode, it gets pretty merry. We loved watching the Pentatonix members go to town on their lip-syncing skills. The voice (or in this case, voice adjacent) talents of Mitch Grassi, Kirstin Maldonado, Scott Hoying, and Kevin Olusola brought a fire to the stage that couldn't be put out. Lots of great songs got shown off in this episode, including Dinah Jane hitting us with You're Welcome from the Moana soundtrack. Lauren Jauregui gave us her rendition of Rehab, while Normani Kordei got us with Bootylicious by Destiny's Child. The winner of it all, Ally Brooke, definitely deserved her praise. She did an impressive combination of J-Lo's On the Floor with Selena's Como la Flor to perfection.

Our list wouldn't be complete without mentioning the episode with Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan. These two personalities on the same floor makes for some great entertainment, especially when they start breaking out the dance moves. Because this episode was highly anticipated, the hype surrounding the actual songs was crazy high and the tension was real. Tatum started us off by giving an impressive rendition of Let It Go from Frozen. (Too bad he couldn't belt it out on the account of it being a lip-sync battle). Jenna responded by giving a great performance of Cold Hearted by Paula Abdul. And while Jenna did show up with a great parody version of Pony from Magic Mike, eventually Tatum had the greatest performance with Run the World, Queen B making a cameo appearance.

Both of these stars were prime picking for Lip Sync Battles, considering their background. As stars for pieces like Into The Woods and Les Miserables, both Hathaway, and Blunt are great contenders for a passionate winner and a stellar performance. This episode is one of the most hype in existence because of the sheer talent of these two. Both went all out and brought the heat for the audience. To start everyone off, Hathaway delivered a great Mary Blige impression that had the audience nearly singing along. To follow up on that great opener, Blint performed Backstreet's No Diggity. During round two, Blint started us off by giving us a taste of her Janis Joplin impression. However, Hathaway truly stole the win here by giving us a great rendition of Wrecking Ball, almost to the same degree as the music video, performance-wise.

One of the best episodes we've seen to date is obvious. Who doesn't like Spiderman? The lip sync battle-off between Tom Holland and Zendaya was a great episode that fans can hardly forget. This greatly entertaining musical stunt was a nice way to show off both Holland's and Zendaya's impressive dance capabilities. During Zendaya's performance, they worked great to mimic Bruno Mars during the performance of 24k Magic. During the performance, the crowd and audience were overjoyed to watch Zendaya shower Holland with cash right before his performance. When it came to Holland's turn, no one expected his outstanding go at Singin in the Rain. Right after, he went for Umbrella by Rihanna. In these two key performances, Holland was almost perfect, taking over the lip sync battle and the audience by storm.