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1970 - 1971 - 1972 - 1973 - 1974 - 1975 - 1976 - 1977 - 1978 - 1979 - 1980

Art and culture

Art

• Piazza d'Italia in New Orleans
• X Portfolio by Mapplethorpe

Literature

Fiction

• Requiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.
• The Stand by Stephen King

Non-fiction

• Freaks: Myths and Images of the Secret Self by Leslie Fiedler
• Disco by Albert Goldman

Film

• Invasion of the Body Snatchers
• Piranha
• Pretty Baby
• Up in Smoke
• The Deer Hunter
• National Lampoon's Animal House
• Interiors
• Midnight Express (film)
• Hitler: A Film from Germany
• Martin by George A. Romero
• La Cage aux folles by Edouard Molinaro
• High Anxiety by Mel Brooks

Music

• Public Image Ltd. formed
• Telex debuts
• By 1978, punk and disco had divided the pop audience.
• Factory Records is founded
• Mute Records is founded
• Rough Trade Records is founded
• ZE Records is founded

Singles

• "In the Bush" by Musique
• "Disco Circus"[1] by Martin Circus
• "Armagideon Time" by Willi Williams
• "Neon Lights" by Kraftwerk
• "Keep on Jumpin' by Musique
• "Weekend" by Phreek
• "I'm A Big Freak (R•U•1•2)" by Phreek
• "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)" by Sylvester James
• I Am the Fly by Wire
• Sea, Sex and Sun by Serge Gainsbourg
• Dance To The Drummer's Beat by Herman Kelly and Life
• One Nation Under a Groove by Funkadelic
• Human Fly by The Cramps
• Le Freak by Chic
• Third World - Now That We Found Love
• Carl Bean - I Was Born This Way
• Don Ray - Standing In The Rain[2]
• Dinosaur - Kiss Me Again Arthur Russell
• Goody Goody - It Looks Like Love
• First Choice - Love Thang
• Kraftwerk - The Robots
• Loleatta Holloway - Catch Me On The Rebound
• Kebekelektrik - War Dance
• Bohannon - Let's Start The Dance
• Loleatta Holloway - I May Not Be There When You Want Me
• Freda Payne - I'll Do Anything For You
• Lenny Williams - You Got Me Running
• Linda Clifford - Runaway Love
• Lorraine Johnson - Feed The Flame
• Tasha Thomas - Shoot Me (With Your Love)
• Dan Hartman - Relight My Fire
• Cory Daye - Pow Wow
• Eddy Grant - Living On The Frontline
• Ripple - The Beat Goes On
• Kleeer - Keep Your Body Workin'
• Phreek - Weekend
• Blackbyrds - Rock Creek Park
• Roy Ayers - Can't You See Me
• David Bendeth - Feel The Real
• Love Comittee - Just As Long As I Got You
• John Gibbs And The US Steel Orchestra - Trinidad
• Jean Carn - Don't Let It Go To Your Head
• Herbie Hancock - I Thought It Was You
• Damon Harris - It's Music
• Cheryl Lynn - You Saved My Day
• Max Berlin - Elle et moi
• Roy Ayers - Sweet Tears
• Telex - Moskow Diskow

Albums

• Patrick Adams Presents Phreek
• No New York
• Question: Are We Not Men? Answer: We Are Devo!
• The Man-Machine by Kraftwerk
• Warm Leatherette by The Normal
• One Nation Under a Groove by Funkadelic
• Looking for St. Tropez by Telex
• Best Dressed Chicken in Town by Dr. Alimantado
• Green by Steve Hillage
• Keep on Jumpin' by Musique
• The Thousand Knives of Ryūichi Sakamoto by Ryūichi Sakamoto
• Roast Fish Collie Weed & Corn Bread by Lee Perry
• Saturday Night Fever - Original Soundtrack
• Parallel Lines - Blondie
• The Kick Inside - Kate Bush
• Bat Out of Hell - Meat Loaf

Births

Deaths

• Roger Caillois
• Ed Wood, Jr.
• Jacques Brel
• Hannah Höch
• Giorgio de Chirico