Good Kid, M.A.A.D City
by Kendrick Lamar

Good Kid, M.A.A.D City by Kendrick Lamar
Year: 2012
Release date: 2012-10-22
Overall rank: 37th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
88/100 (from 2,042 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Best album of 2012 (1st)
Award Top 10 albums of of the 2010s (3rd)
Award Top 50 albums of all time (37th)

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Kendrick Lamar bestography

Good Kid, M.A.A.D City is ranked 2nd best out of 10 albums by Kendrick Lamar on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Kendrick Lamar is To Pimp A Butterfly which is ranked number 20 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 29,204.

Kendrick Lamar album bestography « Higher ranked (20th)
To Pimp A Butterfly
This album (37th)
Good Kid, M.A.A.D City
Lower ranked (242nd) »
Damn.

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Good Kid, M.A.A.D City track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 89 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Good Kid, M.A.A.D City rankings summary
Overall rank: 37th | 2010s rank: 3rd | 2012 rank: 1st  Overall chart history
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2026brent13Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s11/10018
2026 cestuneblagueTop 100 Music Albums of 20122/1005
2026 PurplepashYa joking? Should've been higher! All Time edition89/100 -
2026stareaterogni0nTop 100 Greatest Music Albums54/10047
2026VanillaBeanTop 46 Music Albums of 201220/463
2026daCriticTop 100 Music Albums of the 2010s13/10018
2026 videoheadcleanerTop 100 Music Albums of 201268/1002
2026 HaydenTop 100 Music Albums of the 2010s7/10019
2026 NowhereManTop 100 Music Albums of the 2010s56/1009
2026 cestuneblagueTop 100 Music Albums of the 2010s19/10016
2026 covecoveTop 100 Music Albums of 20123/1005
2026jdizzle1234562012-20134/30 -
2026VascoTop 100 Greatest Music Albums28/10073
2026AgainstMeAgainstYouTop 100 Greatest Music Albums70/10029
2026cicadelicNylon BEST OF 2012: MUSIC3/5 -
2026TroutMaskGregTop 28 Music Albums of 201224/281
2026 CrhmgsTop 100 Greatest Music Albums5/10092
2026MumpScuzzyTop 91 Greatest Music Albums76/9118
2026daCriticTop 30 Music Albums of 20121/305
2026 paladisiacTop 100 Music Albums of 201258/1002
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 1,593
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 20,778
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Average Rating: 
88/100 (from 2,042 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 88.0/100, a mean average of 85.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 88.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 18.7.


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From 01/26/2026 20:41 | #312820
Some great beats here but a lot of the tracks are way too long - especially Sing about me, I'm Dying of thirst. Could have shortened some of them to make them more enjoyable. Bitch Don't Kill My Vibe is an awesome track. (Edited)
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From 05/16/2025 08:03 | #309017
Shortlisted for album of the year at the 2014 Grammys. The winner was Random Access Memories by Daft Punk (Edited)
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90/100
From 10/11/2024 01:16 | #305603
My personal favorite of his albums. He is really overrated imo, but this is a solid record (Edited)
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100/100
From 07/12/2024 21:18 | #304288
TPAB is better but I enjoy this one more (Edited)
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95/100
From 06/08/2023 16:12 | #297452
Beyond the amazing storytelling and unique achievement of this album, the songs are just tight and nearly perfect. The album is perfect to listen straight through but also you can pull out any song and it's still a jam. (Edited)
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80/100
From 05/21/2023 14:01 | #297135
A musically impressive album with fantastic storytelling that runs through the whole release. This makes for a cohesive listen as all the songs tie together nicely both in style and lyrics. Kendrick Lamar is also experimental with his sound on this release which results in some exciting moments that utilises violins, guitars and pianos. There is also some very strong beats on here which are infectious and work well with Kendrick Lamar's delivery. This results in a solid experience across the whole run time with no real weak moments. Overall, one of the best modern hip hop albums that has a lot of fantastic songs scattered across the track listing. (Edited)
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75/100
From 02/26/2023 02:52 | #294455
Un álbum interesante y bien logrado en su concepto, Kendrick Lamar se desnuda con letras autobiográficas, la atmósfera que se crea en cada canción te hace sentir como si te adentraras en los suburbios de Los Ángeles, California. Bien merecido tiene su lugar en lo más alto del Hip-Hop. (Edited)
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95/100
From 08/06/2022 23:13 | #288196
My favorite album by Kendrick Lamar. So many good songs that just click well with me. I love Backseat Freestyle, Money Trees, and Sing About Me, I'm Dying of Thirst. (Edited)
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100/100
From 06/29/2022 19:19 | #286862
Heavy, smothering hip-hop that violates the senses in a good way. (Edited)
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From 05/23/2022 09:25 | #285631
What an album! Only bangers. The storytelling is 10/10, and songs like Money Trees, SAMIDT, Maad City, Swimming Pools, even Drakes feature on Poetic Justice. Not TPAB level, but still top 10 ever in my book.
Favs:
SAMIDT, Money Trees, Swimming Pools
Least favs
Backseat Freestyle (Edited)
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