Best songs to test speakers

It changes as I get boarded with some songs hearing them over and over again.

Right now I use Dean Peer Travelogue and Think... it's all good CDs.

I like to hear how the bass guitar sounds and backing instruments to see if the tone is correct, the impact of the bass and how the backing instruments are layered and separated keeping the right decay and overall tone.  I don't want to hear bongos and drums sound like cardboard boxes but I want to hear the bong of the skin flexing.

IMO using poorly recorded CDs is just that a poor recording so I don't find that helpful in evaluating a system or component.

Happy Listening. 

Best songs:

1.  Heart is a Drum by Beck
2.  Give Life Back to Music by Daft Punk
3.   Water Mellon Man by Herbie Hancock
4.  4ware by Deadmau5
5.  Like Someone in Love by Diana Krawl
6.  Nasty by Vincent Ingala

NOTE:  These are great songs to test for bass extension and sound
              stage.  Try to listen to these on TIDAL in MQA.

Not one of my favorite types of music but Jethro Tull 'Thick As a 'Brick'. If you can find a decent/quality recording.

Thanks OP for the links. I’ve been looking for these and it’s nice to have in one list.  By the way, does anyone know if the streaming from WhatHiFi links are red book quality?

Not one of my favorite types of music but Jethro Tull 'Thick As a 'Brick'. If you can find a decent/quality recording.

i concur. i don't love the record, but it definitely is a good system checker. 

recorded very well, and great dynamics.