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

The release of Sweet and Sad coincides with the start of Mayday Parade’s 20th anniversary tour, where the band will revisit their entire discography across several U.S. cities and celebrate their two decades together. —Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 12 Aug. 2025

Fans noted that the missing album color in Taylor Swift’s discography is orange, suggesting that TS12 could revolve around the orange hue. —Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025

During the hiatus from her discography, perhaps director John Waters can tempt her into making her onscreen debut after a recent meeting. —Glenn Garner, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2025

Here’s everything she’s said so far about what’s next for the Midwest Princess’s discography, well, besides going on tour this summer. —Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 5 Aug. 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