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

Few artists have built a posthumous discography as formidable as Bowie’s, and his list of wins keeps growing. —Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025

Seeing people discover me and this song and then dive into my whole discography has really [shown that TikTok is] such a beautiful tool. —Kyle Denis, Billboard, 23 Apr. 2025

She’s been at it since 2012, with a robust discography of extended plays and singles. —Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 22 Apr. 2025

The release of Sweet coincides with the start of Mayday Parade’s 20th anniversary tour, where the band will revisit their entire discography across several U.S. cities. —Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 18 Apr. 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