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

Looking at his full discography, Drake has reached the top 10 with 80 hits — by far the most among all artists. —Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025

The pop star is currently in the midst of her international Lifetimes Tour, which spans her most recent discography as well as her earlier hits. —Jessica Wang, EW.com, 2 May 2025

There’s the music-trivia TikTok Track Star, which host and creator Jack Coyne operates like a snappy discography quiz show. —Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 30 Apr. 2025

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

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