1977

Disco era date

1977 is a year in the late twentieth century, often referenced in cultural contexts—particularly music, film, and politics.

Like other years, it functions as a noun marking time born in 1977, an adjective a 1977 Camaro, or shorthand for the era's character: punk rock, Star Wars, the Carter administration.

That jacket is very 1977.

events

Voyager

NASA interstellar mission name

  • ConcordeSupersonic passenger aircraft
  • RootsSeminal genealogy miniseries
  • RumoursUnconfirmed stories passed around

Soyuz

StarWars

Lucasfilm

Tatooine · Jedi · Sith · Empire · Rebellion · Alderaan · C3PO · cantina · blockbuster

punk

Ramones

Seminal punk quartet

  • anarchyDisorder from absent authority
  • CBGBDefunct Bowery music venue
  • DIYAmateur home projects

fanzine · bondage · studs · mohawk · Buzzcocks · pogoing · nihilism · rebellion

nostalgia

vinyl

Synthetic resin plastic

polaroid · arcade · fondue · macrame · waterbed · 8-track

disco

dancefloor

Surface for rhythmic movement

nightclub · Chic · boogie · hustle · sequins · polyester · platforms · strobe · DJ · remix

Opposites
cultural era/zeitgeist

19771967

A calendar year

1969 · 1968 · 1984 · 2020 · 1955

temporal distance

1977antiquity

Great age, ancient era

ancient times · time immemorial · 3000 · prehistory · 2024

political/social climate

19771968

Volatile year of upheaval

1989 · 1945 · 1929 · 2001 · 1939

Phrases
Family

1976, 1970s, 1978

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G