What was the world like in 1963?
India's #1 song of the year was Jo Wada Kiya Woh Nibhana Padega from Taj Mahal, topping Binaca Geetmala's annual countdown.
What things cost in 1963.
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 1963.
Telstar · The Tornadoes
Go Away Little Girl · Steve Lawrence
Walk Right In · The Rooftop Singers
Hey Paula · Paul and Paula
Walk Like A Man · The 4 Seasons
Our Day Will Come · Ruby And The Romantics
He's So Fine · The Chiffons
I Will Follow Him · Little Peggy March
If You Wanna Be Happy · Jimmy Soul
It's My Party · Lesley Gore
Sukiyaki · Kyu Sakamoto
Easier Said Than Done · The Essex
Surf City · Jan & Dean
So Much In Love · The Tymes
Fingertips - Pt 2 · Little Stevie Wonder
My Boyfriend's Back · The Angels
Blue Velvet · Bobby Vinton
Sugar Shack · Jimmy Gilmer And The Fireballs
Deep Purple · Nino Tempo & April Stevens
I'm Leaving It Up To You · Dale & Grace
Dominique · The Singing Nun (Soeur Sourire)
If you were born in 1963, 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