Good Kid, M.A.A.D City
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 21 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 28,767.
(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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Good Kid, M.A.A.D City rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 8 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Keepthenoise25 | Top 40 Greatest Music Albums | 33/40 | 19 |
| 2026 |  Larcx13 | Top 26 Music Albums of 2012 | 2/26 | 5 |
| 2026 | daCritic | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | 13/100 | 18 |
| 2026 | bonnequestion | Best Ever Albums - 1 Per Artist | 82/100 | - |
| 2026 | TheDeflektor | Top 40 Greatest Music Albums | 11/40 | 69 |
| 2026 |  flamingyesdept | Top 60 Chronologically | 61/65 | - |
| 2026 | Kettwig | Top 21 Music Albums of 2012 | 3/21 | 5 |
| 2026 |  kadupheming | Top 99 Music Albums of 2012 | 3/99 | 5 |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | 1/100 | 20 |
| 2026 | JeffN999 | Top 100 Rap Albums | 1/100 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 1,596 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 20,469 | |||
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Good Kid, M.A.A.D City ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 3 days ago | Fritz | 1,372 | 77/100 |
| ! | 5 days ago | mash | 1,497 | 89/100 |
| ! | 09/29/2026 13:11 |  greatson | 1,916 | 71/100 |
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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 88.0/100, a mean average of 85.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 88.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 18.7.
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Good Kid, M.A.A.D City forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 4 days ago in Monthly overall chart movements - September 2026 BestEverAlbums 09/29/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5450): By DeusExMackia BestEverAlbums 09/27/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5448): By GlitterboiiiGood Kid, M.A.A.D City comments
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Mercury TOP 100 COMMENTER 01/02/2013 14:51 | #59784 | TOP COMMENT
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Yeah, I'm totally sold. This record is an instant classic. It's got everything going for it, great beats, great flow, amazing lyrics, an awesome concept that is very well executed, great character arc, etc. it really impressed me the first time listening to it. Then I listened again and it was even better. The first day I owned it I listened to it 4 times in a row. It's absolutely great. This generation's answer to "Illmatic". (Edited)
Set to define a generation. You've been put on notice. (Edited)
NubbinBased 02/09/2013 05:50 | #64536 | TOP COMMENT
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I'm tempted to call this The Wall of hip hop. Kendrick Lamar's insight into a troubled life in Compton gets better as the album moves forward. It's definitely something I had to pay close attention to. good kid m.A.A.d city is better listened through completely. It tells a story.
This album will suck you in, Turn you into an African-American living in the ghetto, SHOW you the vicissitudes of your African-American Life and then spit you back out.Not at one moment will the content feel unrelatable to you even if your'e a teenage Indian boy just setting his foot into Rap like I was when i first listened to what is probably the Greatest concept album of 2010s. You'll feel the ecstasy of conversing with a girl at a houseparty and texting her back and forth over the summer, You'll feel the rush of evading the Police with your 'Homies', You'll feel the agony witnessing the last breath of your friend in your arms just like you'll feel the persistent nagging of Kendrick's mom like she was your own. This is not an album, it's a movie and that too a good one, a masterpiece infact.
For me, this is the OK Computer of hip-hop. Not only consistent, but consistently brilliant. Lost count of how many times I've listened to it, but it never loses its impact. Honestly, one of the best albums ever made. Absolutely criminal that this is ranked beneath The Suburbs.
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