This is a list of people and other topics appearing on the cover of Time magazine in the 1970s. Time was first published in 1923. As Time became established as one of the United States' leading news magazines, an appearance on the cover of Time became an indicator of notability, fame or notoriety. Such features were accompanied by articles. For the first time since 1960, all of the issues had been back to its standard Monday scheduled time frame. For other decades, see Lists of covers of Time magazine.