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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He has been credited on a majority of MONSTA X's discography since the group's debut in 2015 and writes all of his solo music.
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Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2024
Looking at their full discography, Bon Jovi has now reached the Rock Digital Song Sales chart with a dozen tracks.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
Several of the tracks had never been played live before, a reminder of the breadth of Orbital’s 35-year discography.
—Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 23 Mar. 2024
Despite losing Angel after the band's 2003 split, Erik-Michael Estrada, Dan Miller, Jacob Underwood, and Trevor Penick have been performing together and adding to their discography since their reunion in 2013.
—Lisa Raphael, EW.com, 21 Mar. 2024
The discography deep-dive portion of the set list kicked off with something of a fake out.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2024
Inspired by rock bands like Green Day and Third Eye Blind, 5SOS' discography consists of multiple Billboard-charting albums, including 2018's Youngblood and 2022's 5SOS5. —J.M.
9.
—Lisa Raphael, EW.com, 21 Mar. 2024
But nearly every track on the record having a one-to-one parallel to other moments in his discography does feel like a timely reminder.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 15 Mar. 2024
With the partnership, the global class series offers programs set to hits from the 51-year-old’s discography.
—Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 29 Feb. 2024
Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2024
Looking at their full discography, Bon Jovi has now reached the Rock Digital Song Sales chart with a dozen tracks.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
Several of the tracks had never been played live before, a reminder of the breadth of Orbital’s 35-year discography.
—Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 23 Mar. 2024
Despite losing Angel after the band's 2003 split, Erik-Michael Estrada, Dan Miller, Jacob Underwood, and Trevor Penick have been performing together and adding to their discography since their reunion in 2013.
—Lisa Raphael, EW.com, 21 Mar. 2024
The discography deep-dive portion of the set list kicked off with something of a fake out.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2024
Inspired by rock bands like Green Day and Third Eye Blind, 5SOS' discography consists of multiple Billboard-charting albums, including 2018's Youngblood and 2022's 5SOS5. —J.M.
9.
—Lisa Raphael, EW.com, 21 Mar. 2024
But nearly every track on the record having a one-to-one parallel to other moments in his discography does feel like a timely reminder.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 15 Mar. 2024
With the partnership, the global class series offers programs set to hits from the 51-year-old’s discography.
—Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 29 Feb. 2024
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Word History
Etymology
French discographie, from disc- + -graphie -graphy
First Known Use
1930, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Dictionary Entries Near discography
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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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