What Was Cool in 1977

While feathered hair, bell bottoms and disco were in full force in 1977, don’t dismiss the year as a bust. Fleetwood Mac’s best-selling record, Rumours, was released that year, too. It wasn’t that long ago but it sure seems like it!

And it was one of many cool things happening in 1977 . . .

Cars: The Chevy Impala and the Ford LTD

Top Movies: Stars Wars, Saturday Night Fever, Annie Hall

Gas Price: $0.65

Toys: Hobbie Hotdogger Skateboard

Top Albums: Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours, Television’s Marquee Moon, Pink Floyd’s Animals

Books: The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien and The Shining by Stephen King

Fashion: Farrah Fawcett popularized the one-piece swimming suit

President: Jimmy Carter

Inventions: Magnetic Resonance Imaging (or as we call it the MRI) was invented by Ramond V. Damadian

Births: Tom Hardy and Liv Tyler And we also said goodbye to Elvis Presley and Bing Crosby.