What was the world like in 1977?
India's #1 song of the year was Husn Haazir Hai from Laila Majnu, topping Binaca Geetmala's annual countdown.
What things cost in 1977.
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 1977.
Tonight's The Night (Gonna Be Alright) · Rod Stewart
You Don't Have To Be A Star (To Be In My Show) · Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr.
You Make Me Feel Like Dancing · Leo Sayer
I Wish · Stevie Wonder
Car Wash · Rose Royce
Torn Between Two Lovers · Mary Macgregor
Blinded By The Light · Manfred Mann's Earth Band
New Kid In Town · Eagles
Evergreen (Love Theme From "A Star Is Born") · Barbra Streisand
Rich Girl · Daryl Hall John Oates
Dancing Queen · ABBA
Don't Give Up On Us · David Soul
Don't Leave Me This Way · Thelma Houston
Southern Nights · Glen Campbell
Hotel California · Eagles
When I Need You · Leo Sayer
Sir Duke · Stevie Wonder
I'm Your Boogie Man · KC And The Sunshine Band
Dreams · Fleetwood Mac
Got To Give It Up (Pt. I) · Marvin Gaye
Gonna Fly Now · Bill Conti
Undercover Angel · Alan O'Day
Da Doo Ron Ron · Shaun Cassidy
Looks Like We Made It · Barry Manilow
I Just Want To Be Your Everything · Andy Gibb
Best Of My Love · The Emotions
Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band · Meco
You Light Up My Life · Debby Boone
How Deep Is Your Love · Bee Gees
If you were born in 1977, 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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