Gorilla Manor
by Local Natives

Gorilla Manor by Local Natives
Year: 2009
Release date: 2009-11-02
Overall rank: 4,143rd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 156 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2009 (64th)
Award Top albums of the 2000s (701st)
Award Best albums of all time (4,143rd)

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Gorilla Manor is ranked as the best album by Local Natives.

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Gorilla Manor
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Rankings summary
Overall rank: 4,143rd | 2000s rank: 701st | 2009 rank: 64th
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2026 imacgillTop 100 Music Albums of 200931/1004
2026joathomeTop 60 Music Albums of 200936/602
2026 RepoTop 27 Music Albums of 200915/272
2026Foxforce5Top 18 Music Albums of 200918/180
2026 PurplepashTop 48 Music Albums of 200918/483
2026 RomanelliTop 55 Music Albums of 200949/551
2026 covecoveTop 100 Music Albums of 200951/1003
2026 RomanelliMy Overall Chart: 2401-250029/100 -
2026blueandthemoonTop 57 Music Albums of 20095/575
2026lanadeleswiftTop 65 Music Albums of 20096/655
2025 paladisiactop 60r albums (60), #0401-0500*60/79 -
2025 BroknsocialShawnTop 50 Music Albums of the 2000s30/508
2025kelseyconnellyTop 27 Music Albums of 200912/273
2025juanr1096Top 100 Music Albums of 200974/1001
2025 RockyRaccoonTop 60 Music Albums of 20093/605
2025PapaShiz86Top 100 Music Albums of 200950/1003
2025 zags7000Top 100 Music Albums of 200999/1000
2025 Patman360Top 100 Music Albums of 200964/1002
2025cicadelicMonarchie & Alltag: Alben des Jahres 201037/40 -
2025 BroknsocialShawnTop 77 Greatest Music Albums48/7738
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 103
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 348
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Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 156 votes)
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12/07/2025 19:50 Araldo  Ratings distribution  1,47280/100
 
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11/30/2025 16:48 Proto  Ratings distribution  4,12433/100
 
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08/04/2025 02:52 BroknsocialShawn  Ratings distribution  29185/100
 
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05/17/2025 04:03 brent13  Ratings distribution  1,94068/100
 
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02/09/2025 08:47 zags7000  Ratings distribution  20,46864/100

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This album is rated in the top 7% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.3/100, a mean average of 73.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.6.

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From 02/06/2015 07:12 | #134161
He doesn't sound like a gorilla. Maybe I'm not giving gorillas enough credit. I can dig it.
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Rating:  
95/100
From 04/23/2014 21:50 | #109867
One of my all-time favorite albums. This album has helped to shape the way I view music these days. Local Natives sets the bar high with musical content and quality of writing... and let's not forget about those harmonies. Easily one of the coolest albums to have come out in recent years.
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Rating:  
70/100
From 03/12/2014 23:34 | #106113
An extremely underrated album, every time I listen to it I hear small little things that make this album very good.

It's a disgrace that Green Day is rated higher than this.
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Rating:  
85/100
From 02/26/2014 13:24 | #104520
1. Who Knows Who Cares is one of the most poignant tracks I've heard

2. Most bands dream of releasing a debut album this strong these days
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Rating:  
80/100
From 10/23/2013 01:30 | #88931
Catchy and keeps me coming back
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Rating:  
100/100
From 07/09/2013 20:04 | #80731
This is seriously one of my favorite albums I own. I can't tell you how many times I've listened to this album over and over again. So phenomenal.
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Rating:  
80/100
From 02/19/2012 19:33 | #37159
one of the first real bands i saw live and it was incredible. i started going to concerts monthly
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Rating:  
85/100
From 01/16/2012 18:56 | #35332
First 5-6 tracks = Awesomesauce
Sticky Thread & Cubism Dream = Also Awesomesauce
The rest of the album = Suckishsauce
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | -2 votes (0 helpful | 2 unhelpful)
Rating:  
60/100
From 05/24/2011 12:51 | #22203
The first four tracks of this are all above average, but nothing I haven't heard from the likes of Grizzly Bear, Bon Iver, or Fleet Foxes in the last three years. I can't say I'll even remember this album in three years.
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From 05/10/2011 21:06 | #21507
The album has a nice life of its own. Shape Shifter is the best one.
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