discography

noun dis·cog·ra·phy \ -fē \

|Updated on: 6 Jun 2018

Definition of discography

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

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discographical

play \ˌdis-kə-ˈgra-fi-kəl\ or less commonly discographic play \-fik\ adjective

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discographically

play \-fi-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

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The soundtrack draws heavily from the discography of Japanese indie band The Pillows, whose wistful brand of alt-rock underscores every climactic scene.

— stephen scaife, The Verge, "Cult favorite anime FLCL is back with new episodes — but 15 years later, the original still shines," 2 June 2018
Cuchna, a music obsessive who began the podcast to give rap the type of analytical treatment most often reserved for classical music, endeavors not to taxonomize Ocean’s discography but rather to contextualize it.

— hannah giorgis, The Atlantic, "Is It Futile to 'Dissect' Frank Ocean's Work?," 17 May 2018
Milo Ventimiglia needs to brush up on his Mandy Moore discography!

— stephanie petit, PEOPLE.com, "Milo Ventimiglia Can't Name Three Songs by On-Screen Wife Mandy Moore (but Comes Close!)," 10 Apr. 2018
Fifth Harmony's discography is full of contradictions in many ways.

— christopher rosa, Glamour, "We're About to See Who the Fifth Harmony Women Really Are for the First Time," 28 Mar. 2018
Even with only three albums in their discography, Cherry Glazerr is already drawing comparisons to bands such as Blondie, Sleater-Kinney and Sonic Youth.

— efrain dorado, RedEye Chicago, "5 must-see concerts this week: Pitchfork, Cherry Glazerr, Vagabon," 11 July 2017
In the late '80s, artists like Ice-T, Public Enemy, and N.W.A built entire discographies graphically detailing the truths about inner-city violence, police brutality, and mass media consumption.

— candace mcduffie, Glamour, "Let's Acknowledge the Artists That Paved the Way for Donald Glover's 'This Is America'," 8 May 2018
The pianist and composer, who died Thursday at 89, retains his ability to shock, despite decades of work and critical acclaim and a lengthy discography and performance history.

— david a. graham, The Atlantic, "The Deceptively Accessible Music of Cecil Taylor," 10 Apr. 2018
Having already featured a stacked lineup that included The Cool Kids, Black Lips and Local H, the stream of quality continues as The Mountain Goats boast a varied 16-album discography that more than suffices to honor the legendary Chicago venue.

— efrain dorado, RedEye Chicago, "5 must-see concerts this week: Boney, Ratboys, Taste of Chicago," 27 June 2017

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Origin and Etymology of discography

French discographie, from disc- + -graphie -graphy

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