Turn up loud and feel the rumble
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Do you mean ādeepestā bass or loudest or most pronounced or best recorded??
I know some of the previously listed albums such as Genesis, Roger Waters etc have loud & pronounced, but not sure the deepest.
The lowest a 4 string bass & acoustic bassās are normally tuned to E1 (41Hz) , a 6 string is G0 (30Hz) & some church/concert organs can go below human hearing. Outside of that it means the recorded bass is changed in the mixing desk or from a Synth.
Whatever, I have a real low bass suggestion from a record that might surprise youā¦
Enya (yes you read it right) the Enya album Watermark, Track 10 has bass down to 20Hz, problem is are your speakers up for it.
To my tastes - I think itās something you feel - something prominent in the mix, and something probably synthetic - eg big slabs of synth bass.
Iām thinking itās something at the edge of hearing - so sub 30hz - something that most systems would roll off and you might be oblivious to. Thatās why I really like the Higher Intelligence Agency track I posted. Only the lucky few get to hear that bassline - itās SO low.
Yes - for me the deepest bass is always synthetic. Some people will probably say āchurch organ!!ā - but do people actually listen to that - possibly - but itās not for me!
Many a night spent at the Warehouse! ā¦itās a great track too 
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That would be perfect! 
I kind of struggle with this - Iāve head it, but it just smacks of āHi-Fi Show Demo Discā - we like Naim gear, surely we all like our Bass to groooooove?!
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Damn it, and I thought VNV Nation, Immersed had something to do with bass (e.g. starting at 04:50).
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The Telarc 24 bit SACD recording I have to play at an unrealistically low level for the orchestra so that the canons to not make lethal projectiles out of the bass conesā¦ Iām not so sure it is the depth of bass as such, just the very considerably higher level signal.
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I find the track Lament from the album Night song by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan & Michael Brook proves a satisfying bass workout
Oh yes. I even got my degree in it.
It gives a mighty feeling to bring such a piece alive in a cathedral. It must feel a bit like driving a F1 car. Touch one key and the entire space is alive.
Thatās a very cool video to be fair. But my foot remained resolutely untapped!
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I am not sure it was that recordingā¦ but yes the bass energy coupled with higher frequencies of a canon firing is certainly a good test of speaker and amp. 
Propellerheads - Bigger?
Bizarre - was listening to the Depeche Mode track on K&D sessions - trying to tune in my subs after a room move - when I saw this thread. More tunes to try out :). Perhaps when my wife is out.
Some immediate thoughts:
Bjorkās Hyperballad
James Blake - Limit To Your Love
Trentemoller - Chameleon
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A track that really gets cones moving is āLimit to your loveā by James Blake. A cover of a Feist song with enormous amounts of sub bass. I can imagine a few speakers have been damaged listening to that one!
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SUCH a great remix - and yes - amazing bass!
Two posts in a row have reminded me of this. Iād totally forgotten it - great sub bass wobbles as I recall!
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Iād forgotten about that - yes - definitely my thang, and HOOGE Bass wobbles in there. Will revisit!
Blimey Matt with your system Iād be worried about my windows!
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Also
Take your pick with Aphex but this one springs to mind first.
Ditto with DnB
Watch your cones wobble
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