What was the world like in 1976?
India's #1 song of the year was Kabhi Kabhie Mere Dil Mein from Kabhi Kabhie, topping Binaca Geetmala's annual countdown.
What things cost in 1976.
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 1976.
Saturday Night · Bay City Rollers
Convoy · C.W. McCall
I Write The Songs · Barry Manilow
Theme From Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To) · Diana Ross
Love Rollercoaster · Ohio Players
50 Ways To Leave Your Lover · Paul Simon
Theme From S.W.A.T. · Rhythm Heritage
Love Machine (Part 1) · The Miracles
December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night) · The 4 Seasons
Disco Lady · Johnnie Taylor
Let Your Love Flow · Bellamy Brothers
Welcome Back · John Sebastian
Boogie Fever · The Sylvers
Silly Love Songs · Wings
Love Hangover · Diana Ross
Afternoon Delight · Starland Vocal Band
Kiss And Say Goodbye · The Manhattans
Don't Go Breaking My Heart · Elton John & Kiki Dee
You Should Be Dancing · Bee Gees
(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty · KC And The Sunshine Band
Play That Funky Music · Wild Cherry
A Fifth Of Beethoven · Walter Murphy & The Big Apple Band
Disco Duck (Part I) · Rick Dees & His Cast Of Idiots
If You Leave Me Now · Chicago
Rock'n Me · Steve Miller
Tonight's The Night (Gonna Be Alright) · Rod Stewart
If you were born in 1976, none of this existed.
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
Mahabharat begins on Doordarshan
The Berlin Wall falls
And 33 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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