Music Lists

The results are in for our reader poll, and your picks for the greatest albums made by women deeply modify and sometimes openly challenge our original Turning the Tables list.

It's like discovering a flavor of something you've never tried before and needing to have it again and again. These are the artists we can't stop listening to after seeing them at SXSW.

Some artists we can't wait to see at the annual music conference in Austin, Texas, representing a wide spectrum of styles and genres.

Stream or download 100 great songs by artists performing at SXSW 2018.

If you're not a fan of MP3s, you can listen to most of NPR Music's Austin 100 in this Spotify playlist.

For fans of Band Of Horses, Bon Iver and Fleet Foxes.

For fans of Sly & The Family Stone, Big Freedia and good times.

For fans of Tori Amos, Kate Bush and Dead Can Dance.

For fans of Sonny Rollins, The Internet and Kamasi Washington.

For fans of MUNA, Shura and Troye Sivan.