Good Kid, M.A.A.D City (studio album)
by Kendrick Lamar
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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 19 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 31,946.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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Good Kid, M.A.A.D City track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 89 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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90/100  | 10/07/2025 14:39 | JacobMullis | | 88/100 |
80/100 | 10/03/2025 15:11 | thepardunk | | 70/100 |
100/100 | 10/02/2025 21:51 | ofekyem | | 66/100 |
90/100 | 09/22/2025 03:48 | SammyC33 | | 86/100 |
80/100 | 09/13/2025 07:52 | markl73 | | 79/100 |
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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 85.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 88.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 18.9.
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Shortlisted for album of the year at the 2014 Grammys. The winner was Random Access Memories by Daft Punk
MCOTho 10/11/2024 01:16
My personal favorite of his albums. He is really overrated imo, but this is a solid record
TPAB is better but I enjoy this one more
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.
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.
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.
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.
Heavy, smothering hip-hop that violates the senses in a good way.
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
The story telling on display on this album is absolutely incredible and shows the start of Kendrick's dominance within the hip-hop genre.
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