29 Photos That’ll Take You Back to 1978
Whether it was disco beats dominating dance parties, shag carpeting that was somehow still in style, or fashion choices that were sure to turn heads (hello, sparkly sequins and ultra-wide bell-bottoms), 1978 was a year that wasn’t afraid to be loud and proud. Kids tinkered with their Ataris, Studio 54 and the Bee Gees were in full swing, and everyone obsessed over John Travolta’s dance moves in “Grease” and “Saturday Night Fever.”
Feeling nostalgic? Take a look at these vintage photos that capture some of the highs and lows of 1978.
1. People Trudge Through a Snowstorm in Times Square, New York City
2. John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John at the Premiere of ‘Grease’
3. … And Here’s Travolta Being Goofy Behind the Scenes
4. ‘Found in a Yearbook From 1978’
5. On January 1, 1978, the Soundtrack for ‘Saturday Night Fever’ Started a 24-Week Streak at the Top of the Billboard Album Chart
6. ‘At the Rolling Stones Concert in Philadelphia, 1978’
7. ‘My Family, Circa 1978’
8. ‘Mork & Mindy,’ Starring Robin Williams and Pam Dawber, Premiered on TV on September 14, 1978, Launching Williams Into Stardom
9. Pope John Paul I Meets Cardinal Karol Wojtyla, the Future John Paul II
10. A View of Sunset Strip in Los Angeles
11. Brian Wilson and Maurice Gibb of the Beach Boys Hanging Out
12. Cult Leader Jim Jones Pictured Months Before the Jonestown Massacre
13. The Bee Gees at the Height of Their Fame
14. Newspaper Clipping of ‘Super Babe’ Louise Brown, the First IVF Baby Born in the UK on July 25, 1978
15. ‘Dolly Parton at Her After-Concert Party, 1978’
16. Elton John Pictured With Friends at an Event
17. ‘Andy Warhol Partying at the Legendary Studio 54 Nightclub in New York, 1978’
18. Taito Launches Its Popular Atari Game: ‘Space Invaders’
19. ‘My Dad’s Senior Pictures From 1978’
20. Just a Girl Listening to Some Tunes on a Sea of Shag Carpeting
21. Baby’s First Color TV
22. ‘Disco Sally, a 78-Year-Old Studio 54 Regular, 1978.’ What a Legend
23. Protestors Raise Their Fists in Solidarity During the Equal Rights Amendment March in Washington, D.C., July 1978
24. Michael Jackson, the King of Pop, Rocking a Rainbow Hawaii Hat
25. ‘A Beautiful Behind-the-Scenes Look at the 1978 Film ‘Halloween”
26. Van Halen Rocking Out at the Texas Jam Fest in Dallas, Texas
27. Black Sabbath Plays Its Final Show With Its Original Lineup Featuring Ozzie Osbourne on December 11, 1978, in New Mexico
28. ‘Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, 1978’
29. The Year Was 1978, and Bell-Bottoms Were In
Here’s what else was going on in the ’70s:
Read 15 Defining Moments That Shaped the 1970s for a peek into what everyone was talking about, or check out 25 Quirky Food Ads From the 1970s to see what people were buying at the grocery store. These 11 Popular Products From the 1970s will definitely take you down memory lane.