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

discographical

ˌdi-skə-ˈgra-fi-kəl 

adjective

or less commonly discographic

ˌdi-skə-ˈgra-fik 

discographically

ˌdi-skə-ˈgra-fi-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

Examples of discography in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In addition to his discography, which includes 11 albums, Legend is a coach on The Voice and also earned an Emmy nomination for his role as Jesus in NBC’s Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert. —Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2025

Ted Kessler and Hamish MacBain’s A Sound So Very Loud, out Aug. 19 from Pegasus Books, examines Oasis’ entire discography, from era-defining albums like (What’s the Story) Morning Glory? —Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 19 Aug. 2025

However, the Canadian post-rock band have gone one step further and removed nearly their entire discography from all major streaming services. —Walden Green, Pitchfork, 17 Aug. 2025

Rolling Stone writer and NYU Gallatin Alumna, Brittany Spanos, led a class at NYU’s Clive Davis Institute of Recording Music about Taylor’s career, discography and legacy. —Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 14 Aug. 2025

Word History

Etymology

French discographie, from disc- + -graphie -graphy

First Known Use

1930, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for discography

• arthrography
• biography
• cartography
• cosmography
• cryptography
• demography
• echography
• ethnography
• filmography
• geography
• hydrography
• lithography

Medical Definition

discography

noun

dis·​cog·​ra·​phy

variants or diskography

dis-ˈkäg-rə-fē 

plural discographies or diskographies

: the process of making a discogram