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

Almost his entire discography is climbing the rankings in the U.S., and both of his titles (aside from his video effort Endless, which has never charted) are hitting special positions at the same time. —Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024

Timeless music has that sort of effect on fans, and Usher’s discography continually showed for it. —Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 23 Sep. 2024

Now, the Democratic National Committee is using the singer’s discography for witty campaign billboards that will be posted in New York City and Las Vegas, beginning on Friday, Sept. 13. —Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2024

Taylor Swift writes all of her own songs Swift has a writing credit on every song in her entire discography. —Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Sep. 2024

Word History

Etymology

French discographie, from disc- + -graphie -graphy

First Known Use

1930, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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