1970s nostalgia is nostalgia for certain aspects of the 1970s. 1970s nostalgia is a form of decade nostalgia. 1970s retro is retro related to the 1970s.
Media 67% of baby boomers, born between 1958 and 1963, had nostalgia for media from the 1970s in twelve markets in 2023.How are Gen Z and millennials driving nostalgia?. GWI.
Music 1970s music was the third most popular decade's music in Europe in 2010.1980s voted most popular decade of music. Music News. 7 March 2010. There has been nostalgia for 1970s punk rock,Pop View; Nostalgia Embraces 70's Punk. The New York Times. 21 August 1988. 1970s progressive rock,How a new generation embraced the complex sounds of the '70s. Sydney Morning Herald. 24 May 2024. 1970s glam rock,"Call it glitter rock or glam rock, it's back". Boca Raton News. 22 August 1986. p 16. Reprint of Los Angeles Daily News. 1970s discoDance music gets nostalgic: the disco and rave reissue boom. The Guardian. 2 June 2011. and 1970s heavy metal.Miller. The Seventies Now: Culture as Surveillance. 1999. p 30. There was nostalgia for 1970s music and musicians in 1986."Music of 1986 evoked past, showed interest in quality". The Telegraph. 6 January 1987. p 16. From Scripps Howard News Service. There has been nostalgia for the 1970s music of Bob Marley and the Wailers,The UK's Official Top 200 most-streamed albums of the 70s, 80s and 90s revealed. Official Charts. 20 November 2021. Earth, Wind & FireRevealed: The most-streamed songs of the 70s, 80s, 90s and more. BBC. 7 May 2018.BBC releases list of the most-streamed songs from 70 years of the Official Singles Chart. WalesOnline. 4 November 2022. and AC/DC.The Top 300 most-streamed songs by UK artists from the 70s, 80s and 90s. Official Charts. 8 May 2023. Daddy Cool (2006) is a 1970s nostalgia musical.(2006) 302 The Spectator 58 There are 1970s nostalgia radio stations.
Fashion
1970s retro fashion has been produced by Karl Lagerfeld and others.Wear it or sell it, but definitely dig it out. The Canberra Times. 15 March 1993. p 12. 1970s jewellery fashions have been revived.The '70s Revival. The New York Times. 13 March 2015. There has been nostalgia for bell-bottoms,"Natural Flare" in More to Life. The Canberra Times. 5 October 1993. p 35. platform shoes,A fashionable history of platform shoes. Independent. 6 August 2021. disco fashion,From big band comeback to disco revival: 5 times nostalgia was all the rage. CBC. 28 September 2021. Farrah Fawcett's hairstyleRoller-skating, Farrah Fawcett hair and disco: Why are the 1970s back in fashion?. Independent. 30 April 2021. and other 1970s hairstyles,7 Nostalgic '70s Hairstyles Making a Comeback. L'Officiel. 13 July 2022. ABBA's stage clothes,These 7 Disco-Inspired Styles Are Having a Resurgence Thanks to 'Mamma Mia'. Fashionista. 26 July 2018. and for the 1970s fashion designs of Thea Porter.Pret-a-Porter, again: A flamboyant designer from the Seventies has a new following. Independent. 8 February 2015. There are 1970s nostalgia influencers on social media.Where Did All Those 1970s-Obsessed Style Accounts on Instagram Come From?. Fashionista. 21 November 2019.
Sport Rollerskating has been revived.Disco-Loving Roller Skaters Have Revived the Breezy Sport. Elle Canada. 13 July 2021.From The '70s To TikTok, We've Fallen For Roller Skate Style. Refinery29. 3 August 2020.Roller Skating Has Been The Cool Girl Hobby Since The '70s. Glam. 28 May 2023.
Africa Botswana There are 1970s nostalgia disco parties.Music lovers celebrate return of 70s, 80s disco. The Monitor, from Mmegi Online. 20 June 2022.dailynews.gov.bw ONeal retro rewinds 70s and 80s magic. DailyNews. 8 June 2025.
Asia Japan
In Japan, 1970s nostalgia is part of the broader phenomenon of "Shōwa nostalgia" and "Shōwa retro"."Shōwa" is the Japanese era name of the Shōwa era that began in 1926 and ended in 1989. There is nostalgia for Expo '70;Hidaka, Japanese Media at the Beginning of the 21st Century, 2017, hardback p 4, ebook PA2004. for 1970s vending machines;Retro Showa Era Vending Machines Given New Life in Kanagawa. The Japan News. 22 January 2024. for 1970s floral pattern tableware;令和の若者には新鮮「昭和レトロ」...純喫茶のクリームソーダやプリン人気、花柄グラス復刻. Yomiuri Shimbun. 11 April 2024. for 1970s jukeboxes;世代を超えるジュークボックスの魅力 札幌で発見. NHK北海道WEB. 20 June 2024. for 1970s television programmes such as Space Battleship Yamato;Retro reveals: Men choose the top ten anime series of the 1970s. Sora News 24. 10 March 2022.Over 130,000 Japanese netizens rank the Top 20 anime opening themes of all time. Sora News 24. 20 September 2020. for 1970s arcade games such as Space Invaders and Lunar Rescue;卓上で遊べる初代『スペースインベーダー』、ハピネットは夢空間【TGS2024】. Nikkei Xtrend. 27 September 2024. and for the 1970s music of artists such as Momoe Yamaguchi,美空ひばり、山口百恵、大橋純子、チェッカーズ、来生たかお...懐かしの歌謡曲売れ筋ランキング. AERA dot. 20 July 2024. Miki Matsubara,坂本つとむやシティーポップ、「ふてほど」のヒットから再生のキーワードは1980年代？！/芸能ショナイ業務話. Sankei Sports. 11 April 2024. Finger 5,「め組のひと」「ダンシングヒーロー」TikTokを中心に、若い世代に支持される昭和歌謡の懐かしソング. Fujin Kōron. 5 February 2023. Yuming, Saki Kubota, the Southern All Stars,今年海外でもっとも再生された日本の楽曲は？Spotifyが2022年振り返るランキング発表. Natalie. 7 December 2022. Chieko Matsumoto松本ちえこさん死去 70年代を象徴する記憶に残るアイドルだった. AERA dot. 6 December 2019.「バスボン」「シャワラン」...総額8万円相当の"昭和のシャンプー&リンス"が懐かしすぎた. Smart FLASH. 15 May 2022. Sayuri Ishikawa,平成世代が選ぶ“昭和曲カラオケ人気ランキング”、堂々1位の「タッチ」に続くのは？ アニソン席巻も...演歌の歌姫・石川さゆりが大健闘. Daily Shincho, from Shinchosha. 1 December 2024. Kaguyahime, Kaze, Miyuki Nakajima読者2000人が選んだ昭和の名曲—フォーク・ロック・ポップス部門ベスト50を発表. Sankei Shimbun. 5 October 2024. and the Candies. There are 1970s retro tribute bands.ベイサイドヨコハマで「みなと縁日」-昭和レトロを再現. ヨコハマ経済新聞 (Yokohama Keizai Shimbun). 12 March 2012.キャンディーズの再現プロジェクト「バンディーズ」－横須賀ライブが好評. 横須賀経済新聞 (Yokosuka Keizai Shimbun). 30 November 2011.70年代の歌謡アイドルを再現－「BEST☆TEN」、横須賀でデビューライブ. 横須賀経済新聞 (Yokosuka Keizai Shimbun). 14 May 2012. There are 1970s retro cars, such as the Mitsuoka M55 from Mitsuoka.昭和レトロな新型車=創業55年記念の「M55」—光岡自動車. Jiji. 21 November 2024. The films Crayon Shin-chan: The Storm Called: The Adult Empire Strikes Back (2001) and 20th Century Boys (2008) are expressions of 1970s nostalgia.Katsuyuki Hidaka. Japanese Media at the Beginning of the 21st Century: Consuming the Past. Routledge. 2017. hardback p 4 (ebook PA2004) and chapter 4, starting on hardback p 122 (ebook PT185).
Malaysia There are 1970s retro albums."Revival of the Seventies. New Straits Times. 26 February 1988. p 11.
Philippines There is nostalgia for 1970s music among Generation Y.Filipino millennials turn to '70s, '80s love songs amid pandemic: study. ABS-CBN News. 30 September 2021. There is nostalgia for the 1970s music of Sampaguita among the 1970s Generation.'Bonggahan' all over again: Sampaguita to perform with 12 OPM legends in 'Tugtugan Sitenta'. Philippine Daily Inquirer. 23 May 2023.
Taiwan
There is nostalgia for 1970s elephant slides.Elephant slides spark nostalgia. Taipei Times. 20 October 2024.
Australasia Australia There are 1970s tribute bands such as Björn Again.Bjorn Again: converted to '70s kitsch. The Canberra Times. 2 August 1990. p 3. There have been 1970s nostalgia musicals, such as one by Jonathan Biggins."Nostalgia trip down the melody lane of the 1970s". The Age. 12 May 1989. p 14. There has been nostalgia for 1970s television such as The Paul Hogan ShowTV's nostalgic winning streak. Financial Review. 29 August 2012. and 1970s technology such as citizens band radios.Breaker, breaker: CB radios, the Facebook of the 1970s, back in fashion. ABC News. 2 November 2017. Kylie Minogue's album Disco (2020) includes 1970s retro music.Kylie Minogue Is Leading a Disco Revolution. Again. Esquire. 21 October 2020.Kylie Minogue Is Keeping Disco Alive. Allure. 10 February 2021. The Candy Harlots were influenced by 1970s music."Back to the 70s". The Sydney Morning Herald Metro. Week commencing 29 January 1988. (The Sydney Morning Herald, 29 January 1988). p 2.
New Zealand
There has been nostalgia for 1970s canvas shoesNostalgic Kiwis come running for Bata Bullets. Stuff. 11 November 2013. and Raleigh Twenty bicycles.South Canterbury Museum: Nostalgia from the 1970s. The Timaru Herald. 15 November 2024.
Europe Denmark There has been nostalgia for 1970s children's clothing and nursery decoration.Mors børneværelse går i arv. Berlingske. 29 October 2006.
France There are 1970s retro hotelsRetro Paris: stepping back into the 70s. The Guardian. 30 June 2024. and cars.Sacré bleu! Renault's surprise electric reboot is a glorious nod to 1970s nostalgia that you'll sadly never own. TechRadar. 5 September 2024.
Spain There are 1970s nostalgia theatre showsNostalgic '70s disco era returns to Salón Varietés. SUR in English. 6 October 2023. and concerts.The Wasps offer nostalgic trip back to the '70s London punk scene. SUR in English. 14 October 2022.Benalmádena auditorium hosts nostalgic punk rock extravaganza. SUR in English. 28 April 2023.
Sweden There is nostalgia for Rigello.Nostalgi och retro lockar samlarna. Barometern OT. 1 August 2014.
United Kingdom