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
Examples of discography in a Sentence
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After his time with Ms. Vaughan, Mr. Davis’s reputation began to grow rapidly, as did his discography.
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Andrey Henkin, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2023
After his time with Vaughan, Mr. Davis’s reputation began to grow rapidly, as did his discography.
—Andrey Henkin, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Sep. 2023
Given that listeners seem to have a genuine interest in the rest of his discography, Anthony should be able to spin some level of stability out of all his momentum.
—Melinda Newman, Billboard, 22 Aug. 2023
With each record in her extensive discography, Giddens, one of our foremost and most historically minded Americana artists, has loosened up a bit more.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 15 Aug. 2023
Writing the original songs — or in some cases, retooling tracks from RuPaul’s expansive discography — for each season’s Rusical takes up the most time, McLaughlin says.
—Stephen Daw, Billboard, 25 Aug. 2023
All of these universities have offered or are currently offering a course focused on Swift’s lyrics, discography, as well as her potential impact.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 19 Aug. 2023
The convertible is the perfect nod to the iconic doll from the singer, whose discography is chock-full of references to cars.
—Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2023
Humor plays a large role in Jamison’s discography but doesn’t eclipse her work.
—Olivia McCormack, Washington Post, 10 Aug. 2023
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Andrey Henkin, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2023
After his time with Vaughan, Mr. Davis’s reputation began to grow rapidly, as did his discography.
—Andrey Henkin, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Sep. 2023
Given that listeners seem to have a genuine interest in the rest of his discography, Anthony should be able to spin some level of stability out of all his momentum.
—Melinda Newman, Billboard, 22 Aug. 2023
With each record in her extensive discography, Giddens, one of our foremost and most historically minded Americana artists, has loosened up a bit more.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 15 Aug. 2023
Writing the original songs — or in some cases, retooling tracks from RuPaul’s expansive discography — for each season’s Rusical takes up the most time, McLaughlin says.
—Stephen Daw, Billboard, 25 Aug. 2023
All of these universities have offered or are currently offering a course focused on Swift’s lyrics, discography, as well as her potential impact.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 19 Aug. 2023
The convertible is the perfect nod to the iconic doll from the singer, whose discography is chock-full of references to cars.
—Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2023
Humor plays a large role in Jamison’s discography but doesn’t eclipse her work.
—Olivia McCormack, Washington Post, 10 Aug. 2023
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Word History
Etymology
French discographie, from disc- + -graphie -graphy
First Known Use
1930, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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discography
noun
dis·cog·ra·phy
variants
or diskography
plural discographies or diskographies
: the process of making a discogram
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