Jersey's Best Dancers  Jersey's Best Dancers is the third studio album by the New Jersey band Lifetime. It was released on June 10, 1997, and was the band's second LP release on Jade Tree Records. The album received largely positive reviews. Kevin Ruggeri of Pitchfork said that ""Jersey's Best Dancers" portrays Lifetime at the height of their craft; a fitting swan song for a band that's been in a constant stage of evolution and progression since its inception." Peter J. D'Angelo of Allmusic declared that "Lifetime's third and final full-length LP is a triumphant burst of upbeat punk rock that makes it clear the band called it quits while they were still at the top of their game." The album was included at number 40 on "Rock Sound"s "The 51 Most Essential Pop Punk Albums of All Time" list. BuzzFeed included the album at number 8 on their "36 Pop Punk Albums You Need To Hear Before You F——ing Die" list. Eddie Cepeda of Noisey noted the album's influence on future pop punk bands such as Fall Out Boy, Panic! at the Disco and Taking Back Sunday.