What was the world like in 1972?
India's #1 song of the year was Dum Maro Dum from Hare Rama Hare Krishna, topping Binaca Geetmala's annual countdown.
What things cost in 1972.
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 1972.
Brand New Key · Melanie
American Pie (Parts I & II) · Don McLean
Let's Stay Together · Al Green
Without You · Nilsson
Heart Of Gold · Neil Young
A Horse With No Name · America
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face · Roberta Flack
Oh Girl · The Chi-lites
I'll Take You There · The Staple Singers
The Candy Man · Sammy Davis, Jr. with The Mike Curb Congregation
Song Sung Blue · Neil Diamond
Lean On Me · Bill Withers
Alone Again (Naturally) · Gilbert O'Sullivan
Brandy (You're A Fine Girl) · Looking Glass
Black & White · Three Dog Night
Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me · Mac Davis
Ben · Michael Jackson
My Ding-A-Ling · Chuck Berry
I Can See Clearly Now · Johnny Nash
Papa Was A Rollin' Stone · The Temptations
I Am Woman · Helen Reddy
Me And Mrs. Jones · Billy Paul
If you were born in 1972, none of this existed.
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
Ramayan airs its first episode on Doordarshan
And 35 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.
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