What was the world like in 1968?
India's #1 song of the year was Dil Vil Pyar Vyar from Shagird, topping Binaca Geetmala's annual countdown.
What things cost in 1968.
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 1968.
Hello Goodbye · The Beatles
Judy In Disguise (With Glasses) · John Fred And The Playboys
Green Tambourine · The Lemon Pipers
Love Is Blue (L'amour Est Bleu) · Paul Mauriat And His Orchestra
(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay · Otis Redding
Honey · Bobby Goldsboro
Tighten Up · Archie Bell & The Drells
Mrs. Robinson · Simon & Garfunkel
This Guy's In Love With You · Herb Alpert
Grazing In The Grass · Hugh Masekela
Hello, I Love You · The Doors
People Got To Be Free · The Rascals
Harper Valley P.T.A. · Jeannie C. Riley
Hey Jude · The Beatles
Love Child · Diana Ross & The Supremes
I Heard It Through The Grapevine · Marvin Gaye
If you were born in 1968, 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