discography

noun

dis·​cog·​ra·​phy di-ˈskä-grə-fē How to pronounce discography (audio)
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 adjective
or less commonly discographic
discographically adverb

Examples of discography in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web 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 Christopher Rowe has been re-creating most of Chapman’s entries in her discography for the Taylor Version rerecordings. Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 23 Apr. 2024 Working with a number of artists including Troye Sivan and Hailee Steinfeld, Tong's discography has produced over 20 No. 1 hits and 60 Top 20 hits worldwide. Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 17 Apr. 2024 Tong is a Singaporean record producer and songwriter, whose discography has gone 80 times platinum, as well as a member of production-writing duo The Swaggernautz. Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Apr. 2024 But Springsteen and Swift are veteran artists with deep, treasured discographies. Journal Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2024 The stage was his playground; the mood shifted as the lights changed colors and intensity, creating a unique ambiance for each track, and Tyler seamlessly toured his discography while propelling the set forward. Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 14 Apr. 2024 Stefani came back out to finish the rest of the set with the band, which included both No Doubt hits and some deeper cuts spanning their entire discography. Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 14 Apr. 2024 Those early songs from her discography that songwriters have tried to replicate — like from her ska-fusion band No Doubt and her 2004 solo debut Love. Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 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

Time Traveler
The first known use of discography was in 1930

Dictionary Entries Near discography

Cite this Entry

“Discography.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/discography. Accessed 4 May. 2024.

Medical Definition

discography

noun
dis·​cog·​ra·​phy
variants or diskography
plural discographies or diskographies
: the process of making a discogram
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