Discography is the study and cataloging of published sound recordings, often by specified artists or within identified music genres.
The exact information included varies depending on the type and scope of the discography, but a discography entry for a specific recording will often list such details as the names of the artists involved, the time and place of the recording, the title of the piece performed, release dates, chart positions, and sales figures.
Another, more recent, definition of discography refers to a collection of musical recordings by a performer or composer, considered as a body of work.
"[2] The term "discography" was popularized in the 1930s by collectors of jazz records, i.e. 'to study and write about the discs of music'.
[1][3] The following books list detailed information on the complete discographies of specific record labels, music scenes or genres.