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: 35th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
88/100 (from 2,037 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Best album of 2012 (1st)
Award Top 10 albums of the 2010s (3rd)
Award Top 50 albums of all time (35th)

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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 18 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 23,655.

Kendrick Lamar album bestography « Higher ranked (18th)
To Pimp A Butterfly
This album (35th)
Good Kid, M.A.A.D City
Lower ranked (210th) »
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

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 35th | 2010s rank: 3rd | 2012 rank: 1st
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2026 LedZepHip Hop - ATLiens, Bulletproof Wallets & Labor Days19/100 -
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2026RiveraTop 100 Greatest Music Albums62/10038
2026sunnydhammTop 43 Music Albums of 201213/434
2026 swedTop 100 Greatest Music Albums34/10067
2026 LebowskiRamsTop 100 Greatest Music Albums7/10093
2026gregthealienTop 100 Music Albums of the 2010s39/100 -
2026stareaterogni0nTop 100 Greatest Music Albums35/10065
2026sweetnessTop 100 Music Albums of the 2010s3/100 -
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2026jdizzle1234562012-20134/30 -
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2026 dubayawaltaTop 50 Greatest Music Albums26/5050
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 1,559
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 15,903
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Good Kid, M.A.A.D City ratings

Average Rating: 
88/100 (from 2,037 votes)
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04/28/2026 23:56 oilnoilnoilnoil  Ratings distribution  26778/100
 
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04/13/2026 08:49 Liks_on_music  Ratings distribution  57480/100
 
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04/11/2026 23:58 davidleewrong  Ratings distribution  2,35881/100
 
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04/05/2026 17:39 DommeDamian  Ratings distribution  7,33449/100
 
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03/31/2026 14:22 hunterdietz37  Ratings distribution  6980/100

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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 88.1/100, a mean average of 85.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 88.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 18.8.

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Good Kid, M.A.A.D City comments

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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.
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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
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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
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100/100
From 07/12/2024 21:18 | #304288
TPAB is better but I enjoy this one more
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Rating:  
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.
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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.
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Rating:  
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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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