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

Grinderman—the side project of Nick Cave and his Bad Seeds bandmates Warren Ellis, Martyn Casey, and Jim Sclavunos—have announced reissues of their full discography. —Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 21 May 2025

This time around in the United Kingdom, however, her discography is uniformly trending downward. —Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025

Since her win, she's toured with artists like Ingrid Michaelson and dropped new singles, steadily building her discography and fanbase. —Tahar Rajab, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 May 2025

The other six have also released their own albums, each's discography highlights the distinct and individual talents in BTS. —Olivia Munson, USA Today, 17 May 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