1970s
Bell-bottoms and vinyl
The 1970s are the decade from 1970 to 1979.
Like other decade terms, it evokes the era's cultural associations—disco, Watergate, stagflation, the oil crisis, punk rock: My parents met in the 1970s.
Someone's 1970s are their seventies, the years when they're 70–79 years old.
Also written '70s or seventies.
1970s political crisis
- Nixon37th U.S. president
- CarterOne who carts
- FordMajor American automaker
- détenteEasing of strained relations
OPEC · stagflation · inflation · recession · Brezhnev · Mao · Pinochet
Public expression of disapproval
- feminismAdvocacy for sex equality
- environmentalismAdvocacy for nature protection
- ERAPitcher effectiveness statistic
- liberationRelease from constraint
demonstration · march · sit-in · boycott · busing · AIM · Stonewall · radical
Synthetic petroleum-based fabric
Countercultural youth of the sixties
- WoodstockLandmark 1969 music festival
- peaceFreedom from disturbance
- communeShared-living community
- consciousnessState of sentient awareness
meditation · vegetarianism · groovy · mellow · cosmic · underground · yoga · organic
Fiber art using knots
- paisleyCurved teardrop textile motif
- psychedelicInducing altered perception
- velvetThick-pile textile
- waterbedsFluid-filled sleeping platforms
Extended vinyl recording
- turntableRotating music player
- recordPreserved account or achievement
- albumUnified collection of recordings
- 45rpmRecord rotation rate
stylus · gatefold · sleeve · audiophile · needle · phonograph · stereo · analog
Synthetic petroleum-based fabric
- basslineLow-register musical foundation
- grooveNarrow cut or routine
- syncopationStressed unexpected beats
- P-FunkPsychedelic funk collective's style
Seventies gaming pioneer
- VCRTape-based video recorder
- BetamaxDefunct videocassette format
- WalkmanPortable personal cassette player
- synthesizerElectronic sound-generating instrument
City of Brotherly Love's NFL team
Boxing film protagonist
- GreaseFifties-set stage production
- ChinatownAsian immigrant neighborhood
- ExorcistOne who expels demons
- LucasMale name meaning light
Spielberg · Scorsese · Coppola · blockbuster
Combat zone hospital
- RootsSeminal genealogy miniseries
- JeffersonsClassic TV family
- miniseriesFinite-episode TV narrative
Watergate
1970s political crisis
détente · OPEC · stagflation · inflation · recession · Brezhnev · Mao · Pinochet
protest
Public expression of disapproval
- feminismAdvocacy for sex equality
- environmentalismAdvocacy for nature protection
- ERAPitcher effectiveness statistic
liberation · demonstration · march · sit-in · boycott · busing · AIM · Stonewall · radical
polyester
Synthetic petroleum-based fabric
hippies
Countercultural youth of the sixties
consciousness · meditation · vegetarianism · groovy · mellow · cosmic · underground · yoga · organic
macramé
Fiber art using knots
- paisleyCurved teardrop textile motif
- psychedelicInducing altered perception
- velvetThick-pile textile
waterbeds · ferns · rattan · wicker · terrarium · orange · brown
LP
Extended vinyl recording
- turntableRotating music player
- recordPreserved account or achievement
- albumUnified collection of recordings
45rpm · stylus · gatefold · sleeve · audiophile · needle · phonograph · stereo · analog
polyester
Synthetic petroleum-based fabric
Funkadelic
- basslineLow-register musical foundation
- grooveNarrow cut or routine
- syncopationStressed unexpected beats
Atari
Seventies gaming pioneer
- VCRTape-based video recorder
- BetamaxDefunct videocassette format
- WalkmanPortable personal cassette player
synthesizer · Moog · Concorde
Eagles
City of Brotherly Love's NFL team
Rocky
Boxing film protagonist
- GreaseFifties-set stage production
- ChinatownAsian immigrant neighborhood
- ExorcistOne who expels demons
Spielberg · Scorsese · Coppola · Lucas · blockbuster
MASH
Combat zone hospital
- RootsSeminal genealogy miniseries
- JeffersonsClassic TV family
- miniseriesFinite-episode TV narrative
- Decades1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s
- Fashion ErasVictorian era, Edwardian era, Elizabethan era, Georgian era, Baroque
- vintage stylesretro, antique, Victorian, Art Nouveau, mid-century modern
1970s2020s
Third decade, 21st century
the present · ancient times · antiquity · prehistory · distant future
1970s1980s
Fourth-to-last twentieth-century decade
1950s · Roaring Twenties · 2010s · minimalism · 1920s
- 1970s musicDecade's popular songs