What was the world like in 1982?
India's #1 song of the year was Angrezi Mein Kehte Hain from Khud-Daar, topping Binaca Geetmala's annual countdown.
What things cost in 1982.
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 1982.
Physical · Olivia Newton-John
I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) · Daryl Hall John Oates
Centerfold · The J. Geils Band
I Love Rock 'N Roll · Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
Chariots Of Fire - Titles · Vangelis
Ebony And Ivory · Paul McCartney And Stevie Wonder
Don't You Want Me · The Human League
Eye Of The Tiger · Survivor
Abracadabra · The Steve Miller Band
Hard To Say I'm Sorry · Chicago
Jack & Diane · John Cougar
Who Can It Be Now? · Men At Work
Up Where We Belong · Joe Cocker And Jennifer Warnes
Truly · Lionel Richie
Mickey · Toni Basil
Maneater · Daryl Hall John Oates
It happened in 1982.
Colour television arrives in India
If you were born in 1982, none of this existed.
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
Sachin Tendulkar makes his Test debut
And 32 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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