Top 5 Best audiophile tracks to test equipment

"Calling All Angels" from When I Was a Boy by Jane Siberry.
"She's Already Made Up Her Mind" by Lyle Lovett on Joshua Judges Ruth.
Primitives" by T-Bone Burnett on The Criminal Under My Own Hat.
"Lifes Railway To Heaven" from Will the Circle Be Unbroken II by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, lead vocal by Johnny Cash(you gotta hear this album).
"The Wind That Shakes the Barley" immediately followed by "The Carnival is Over" on Into the Labyrinth by Dead Can Dance. Two tracks but they are sequential.

These are listed in no particular order but each highlight qualities I feel are essential.

I can only think of a few, being the Mark Knopler fan. These should be reference material on any Audio "nuts" list.

1. Once upon a time in the west- 2nd cd "communique"... drums and their locale.
2. Industrial Disease- Love over Gold cd.. clean and forward.
3. Ride across the river-- Brothers in Arms cd, clean, deep and yes crickets on the river
4. Baloney again- Sailing to Philadelphia cd- see if your rig will go down to 25 hz.

"Perfect Sense" from Amused to Death..Roger Waters

Beethooven's Ninth Symphony...Solti Chicago Symphony

Shakti w/John McLaughlin and Zakir Hussein....recent CD live recordings in the past few years..one titled The Believer is exceptional

I like to use some Rickie Lee Jones tracks when checking out my system's performance.
Woody and Dutch on the Slow Train to Peking, on the RLJ "Pirates" album is a good one. A real fun song.
Also, most all of the cuts on the RLJ first(self-titled) album are good for testing, and just plain listening too.

The Willie Nelson album "Stardust" is great for checking out male vocals, and detail too.