What was the world like in 1978?
India's #1 song of the year was Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se from Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se, topping Binaca Geetmala's annual countdown.
What things cost in 1978.
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 1978.
How Deep Is Your Love · Bee Gees
Baby Come Back · Player
Stayin' Alive · Bee Gees
(Love Is) Thicker Than Water · Andy Gibb
Night Fever · Bee Gees
If I Can't Have You · Yvonne Elliman
With A Little Luck · Wings
Too Much, Too Little, Too Late · Johnny Mathis/Deniece Williams
You're The One That I Want · John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John
Shadow Dancing · Andy Gibb
Miss You · The Rolling Stones
Three Times A Lady · Commodores
Grease · Frankie Valli
Boogie Oogie Oogie · A Taste Of Honey
Kiss You All Over · Exile
Hot Child In The City · Nick Gilder
You Needed Me · Anne Murray
MacArthur Park · Donna Summer
You Don't Bring Me Flowers · Barbra Streisand & Neil Diamond
Le Freak · Chic
If you were born in 1978, 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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