What was the world like in 1984?
India's #1 song of the year was Tu Mera Hero Hai from Hero, topping Binaca Geetmala's annual countdown.
What things cost in 1984.
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 1984.
Say Say Say · Paul McCartney And Michael Jackson
Owner Of A Lonely Heart · Yes
Karma Chameleon · Culture Club
Jump · Van Halen
Footloose · Kenny Loggins
Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now) · Phil Collins
Hello · Lionel Richie
Let's Hear It For The Boy · Deniece Williams
Time After Time · Cyndi Lauper
The Reflex · Duran Duran
When Doves Cry · Prince
Ghostbusters · Ray Parker Jr.
What's Love Got To Do With It · Tina Turner
Missing You · John Waite
Let's Go Crazy · Prince And The Revolution
I Just Called To Say I Love You · Stevie Wonder
Caribbean Queen (No More Love On The Run) · Billy Ocean
Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go · Wham!
Out Of Touch · Daryl Hall John Oates
Like A Virgin · Madonna
It happened in 1984.
Rakesh Sharma becomes the first Indian in space
India's first metro opens in Kolkata
If you were born in 1984, none of this existed.
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
Sushmita Sen is crowned India's first Miss Universe
Aishwarya Rai is crowned Miss World
And 28 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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