 At the end of 2012, "Life Is Good" appeared on several critics' top album lists.It was named the best album of 2012 by "The Source" and Okayplayer.The album was also ranked number 18 by "Rolling Stone", number 12 by "Complex", number 16 by James Montgomery of MTV, number six by Martin Caballero of "The Boston Globe", and number seven by Jon Caramanica of "The New York Times".