What was the world like in 1983?
India's #1 song of the year was Shayad Meri Shaadi Ka Khayal from Souten, topping Binaca Geetmala's annual countdown.
What things cost in 1983.
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 1983.
Maneater · Daryl Hall John Oates
Down Under · Men At Work
Africa · Toto
Baby, Come To Me · Patti Austin A Duet With James Ingram
Billie Jean · Michael Jackson
Come On Eileen · Dexys Midnight Runners
Beat It · Michael Jackson
Let's Dance · David Bowie
Flashdance...What A Feeling · Irene Cara
Every Breath You Take · The Police
Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) · Eurythmics
Maniac · Michael Sembello
Tell Her About It · Billy Joel
Total Eclipse Of The Heart · Bonnie Tyler
Islands In The Stream · Kenny Rogers Duet With Dolly Parton
All Night Long (All Night) · Lionel Richie
Say Say Say · Paul McCartney And Michael Jackson
It happened in 1983.
India wins its first Cricket World Cup at Lord's
The first Maruti 800 is handed over
If you were born in 1983, none of this existed.
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
The World Wide Web goes public
The first text message is sent: Merry Christmas
And 30 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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