What was the world like in 1962?
India's #1 song of the year was Ehsaan Tera Hoga Mujh Par from Junglee, topping Binaca Geetmala's annual countdown.
What things cost in 1962.
Gold: yearly average, 24K, approx. Petrol: Delhi pump price around mid-year, approx. Sensex: BSE year-end close. Today's figures as of late Oct 2026. For curiosity, not advice.
The world's number ones.
Every song that hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1962.
The Lion Sleeps Tonight · The Tokens
The Twist · Chubby Checker
Peppermint Twist - Part I · Joey Dee & the Starliters
Duke Of Earl · Gene Chandler
Hey! Baby · Bruce Channel
Don't Break The Heart That Loves You · Connie Francis
Johnny Angel · Shelley Fabares
Good Luck Charm · Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires
Soldier Boy · The Shirelles
Stranger On The Shore · Mr. Acker Bilk
I Can't Stop Loving You · Ray Charles
The Stripper · David Rose and His Orchestra
Roses Are Red (My Love) · Bobby Vinton
Breaking Up Is Hard To Do · Neil Sedaka
The Loco-Motion · Little Eva
Sheila · Tommy Roe
Sherry · The 4 Seasons
Monster Mash · Bobby "Boris" Pickett And The Crypt-Kickers
He's A Rebel · The Crystals
Big Girls Don't Cry · The 4 Seasons
Telstar · The Tornadoes
If you were born in 1962, none of this existed.
Humans walk on the Moon
Aryabhata, India's first satellite, launches
Sholay releases in cinemas
Colour television arrives in India
India wins its first Cricket World Cup at Lord's
The first Maruti 800 is handed over
Rakesh Sharma becomes the first Indian in space
India's first metro opens in Kolkata
And 36 more. Your exact day shows the full list.
The year is the trailer. Your day is the film.
The Moon and your nakshatra, the weather in your city, the front page and who shares your birthday.
Take me back to my day