 "Good Kid, M.A.A.D City" appeared on several year-end top albums lists by music critics.It was named the best album of 2012 by BBC, "Complex", "Fact", "New York" and "Pitchfork".The album was also ranked number two by "Billboard", the "Chicago Tribune", MTV, "Spin" and "Time", number four by "Filter", Jon Pareles of "The New York Times" and Ann Powers of NPR, number five by "The Guardian", number six by "Rolling Stone" and number eight by "Entertainment Weekly".