discography
noun
dis·cog·ra·phy
di-ˈskä-grə-fē 
plural discographies
1
: a descriptive list of recordings by category, composer, performer, or date of release
an Elvis Presley discography
2
: the history of recorded music
Examples of discography in a Sentence
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Strutting onto the music scene at just 16 years old with her guitar, a country twang and a dream, Taylor Swift has consistently fed her discography with a (not-so-invisible) string of albums since 2006.
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Nicole Sands, Peoplemag, 22 May 2024
Eternal Sunshine arrived in March as a concise and effective addition to Grande’s discography.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 15 May 2024
The honor comes as no shock as Gill has remained a quintessential talent over the years becoming a household name in the Black music lexicon for his incomparable discography.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 14 May 2024
From May 3-6, Lamar’s discography earned 50.62 million streams — up 49% from the previous Friday-to-Monday tracking period (33.98 million from Apr. 26-29).
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 8 May 2024
Also a musician, Sean Ono Lennon’s extensive discography includes four solo albums and collaborations with his mother, Yoko Ono, plus Lana Del Rey, Marianne Faithfull and many others.
—John Russell, Peoplemag, 9 May 2024
And while those shots at Drake have been doing boffo business on streaming services, Lamar’s entire catalog — even outside of his recent diss tracks — is up as well, as rap fans return to K. Dot’s discography for general appreciation (or to parse through subtle attacks against Aubrey Graham).
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 8 May 2024
So, really, just take your pick from the discography.
—Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 2 May 2024
For me, singing to Mexico and singing in the styles of our musical [heritage] has been a constant in my discography.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 26 Apr. 2024
Nicole Sands, Peoplemag, 22 May 2024
Eternal Sunshine arrived in March as a concise and effective addition to Grande’s discography.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 15 May 2024
The honor comes as no shock as Gill has remained a quintessential talent over the years becoming a household name in the Black music lexicon for his incomparable discography.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 14 May 2024
From May 3-6, Lamar’s discography earned 50.62 million streams — up 49% from the previous Friday-to-Monday tracking period (33.98 million from Apr. 26-29).
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 8 May 2024
Also a musician, Sean Ono Lennon’s extensive discography includes four solo albums and collaborations with his mother, Yoko Ono, plus Lana Del Rey, Marianne Faithfull and many others.
—John Russell, Peoplemag, 9 May 2024
And while those shots at Drake have been doing boffo business on streaming services, Lamar’s entire catalog — even outside of his recent diss tracks — is up as well, as rap fans return to K. Dot’s discography for general appreciation (or to parse through subtle attacks against Aubrey Graham).
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 8 May 2024
So, really, just take your pick from the discography.
—Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 2 May 2024
For me, singing to Mexico and singing in the styles of our musical [heritage] has been a constant in my discography.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 26 Apr. 2024
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discography
noun
dis·cog·ra·phy
variants
or diskography
plural discographies or diskographies
: the process of making a discogram
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