What was the world like in 1974?
India's #1 song of the year was Mera Jeevan Kora Kagaz from Kora Kagaz, topping Binaca Geetmala's annual countdown.
What things cost in 1974.
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 1974.
Time In A Bottle · Jim Croce
The Joker · The Steve Miller Band
Show And Tell · Al Wilson
You're Sixteen · Ringo Starr
The Way We Were · Barbra Streisand
Love's Theme · Love Unlimited Orchestra
Seasons In The Sun · Terry Jacks
Dark Lady · Cher
Sunshine On My Shoulders · John Denver
Hooked On A Feeling · Blue Swede
Bennie And The Jets · Elton John
TSOP (The Sound Of Philadelphia) · MFSB Featuring The Three Degrees
The Loco-Motion · Grand Funk
The Streak · Ray Stevens
Band On The Run · Paul McCartney And Wings
Billy, Don't Be A Hero · Bo Donaldson And The Heywoods
Sundown · Gordon Lightfoot
Rock The Boat · The Hues Corporation
Rock Your Baby · George McCrae
ANNIE's SONG · John Denver
Feel Like Makin' Love · Roberta Flack
The Night Chicago Died · Paper Lace
(You're) Having My Baby · Paul Anka with Odia Coates
I Shot The Sheriff · Eric Clapton
Can't Get Enough Of Your Love, Babe · Barry White
Rock Me Gently · Andy Kim
I Honestly Love You · Olivia Newton-John
Nothing From Nothing · Billy Preston
Then Came You · Dionne Warwicke & Spinners
You Haven't Done Nothin · Stevie Wonder
You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet/Free Wheelin' · Bachman-Turner Overdrive
Whatever Gets You Thru The Night · John Lennon With The Plastic Ono Nuclear Band
I Can Help · Billy Swan
Kung Fu Fighting · Carl Douglas
Cat's In The Cradle · Harry Chapin
Angie Baby · Helen Reddy
If you were born in 1974, 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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