▸ the year you arrived
1977
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You will be 49 this year — a child of the '70s.
The song that ruled the year you arrived
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Top of your year, by vibe
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Top 10 of 1977
- 1
Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)
Rod Stewart
- 2
I Just Want To Be Your Everything
Andy Gibb
- 3
Best of My Love
The Emotions
- 4
Evergreen (Love Theme from "A Star Is Born")
Barbra Streisand
- 5
Angel In Your Arms
Hot
- 6
I Like Dreamin'
Kenny Nolan
- 7
Don't Leave Me This Way
Thelma Houston
- 8
(Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher And Higher
Rita Coolidge
- 9
Undercover Angel
Alan O'Day
- 11
I'm Your Boogie Man
KC and the Sunshine Band
Your stats
Your generation
Xennial
1977 belonged to
Leo Sayer
3 year-end chart hits
🔙 The world you were born into
The world around the music — what was on screen, and what was on the shelf.
🎬 Set the scene
In 1977, a perfect afternoon didn't need much: The Jetsons, a roll of Bottle Caps, a pitcher of Kool-Aid, and nowhere important to be.
📼 Saturday cartoons
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- Super Friends👕 tee →
- Schoolhouse Rock!
- Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids
- The Pink Panther Show
- Hong Kong Phooey
- The Jetsons
- The Flintstones
📰 Headlines
- Star Wars premieres
- Elvis Presley dies
- Carter inaugurated
- NYC blackout
- Voyager probes launched
💡 Tech & Firsts
- Apple II released
- Commodore PET debuts
- Atari 2600 (VCS) launches
- TRS-80 home computer
- Personal-computer boom begins
🏆 Sports
- Yankees win the World Series
- Raiders win Super Bowl XI
- Trail Blazers win the NBA title
- Seattle Slew wins the Triple Crown
- Reggie Jackson's 3-HR game
🤪 Crazes & fads
- Star Wars mania
- Disco fever
- CB radio
- Skateboarding boom
- Saturday Night Fever
👖 Clothes
- Disco glam (sequins)
- Three-piece suits
- Wrap dresses
- Wide-leg trousers
- Gold chains
💵 What it cost
- Gas: 62¢/gal
- Stamp: 13¢
- Movie ticket: $2.23
- New car avg: ~$5,800
- Median home: ~$48,800
🧸 Toy chest
🍬 On the shelf
How well do you remember 1977?
7 quick questions — the songs, the artists, the year. No cheating. 😏
💬 Memories from 1977
“almost a month since i buried you mum, i always promised you would go out to this. i hope u boogied ur way back home, where ur 17 and nothing bad has happened yet.”
— Anonymouson this song →
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