discography

noun

dis·​cog·​ra·​phy di-ˈskä-grə-fē How to pronounce discography (audio)
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 How to pronounce discography (audio)
adjective
or less commonly discographic
ˌdi-skə-ˈgra-fik How to pronounce discography (audio)
discographically
ˌdi-skə-ˈgra-fi-k(ə-)lē How to pronounce discography (audio)
adverb

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What was the challenge of making this fictional band’s stardom believable — the charisma, the presence on stage, the discography? — Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026 At the time, Taylor was in the process of re-recording her first six albums after not being given the chance to buy back her masters, but has since secured complete ownership of her discography. — Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 6 July 2026 Perhaps most important, Barham owns Losing Side Records, the label home for the entire Aquarium discography. — Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 25 June 2026 Chan has covered Mariah Carey’s career extensively, most recently ranking her entire discography for Rolling Stone. — Tim Chan, Footwear News, 3 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for discography

Word History

Etymology

French discographie, from disc- + -graphie -graphy

First Known Use

1930, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of discography was in 1930

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discography

noun
dis·​cog·​ra·​phy
variants or diskography
dis-ˈkäg-rə-fē How to pronounce discography (audio)
plural discographies or diskographies
: the process of making a discogram
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