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Impossible to name a top 5 list of all time as almost all Northern Soul albums consist of various artists and most of the albums are in cd format and are compilations.
These only being released during the last 15 years or so.

As most of Northern Soul material dates from the mid 60's to the early 70's.

However the better compilation cd's are;

Okeh Up North.
The Wigan Casino Story.
The Twisted Wheel Story.
The Essential Northern Soul Story.
The Golden Torch Story.

A better question Would be "What is your top 5 Northern Soul track?".

Which again would be impossible to answer but for different reasons.
Mainly because my favourites change from time to time and every now and then a song I've never heard before pops up and simply blows me away.

Top 5 Northern Soul Tracks which are currently my favourites are;

Come On Train - Don Thomas.
Just Loving You - Ruby Andrews.
Girl Across The Sreet - Moses Smith.
Our Love Is In The Pocket - JJ Barnes.
Gil Scott Heron - The Bottle.