What was the world like in 1986?
India's #1 song of the year was Yashoda Ka Nandlala from Sanjog, topping Binaca Geetmala's annual countdown.
What things cost in 1986.
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 1986.
Say You, Say Me · Lionel Richie
That's What Friends Are For · Dionne & Friends
How Will I Know · Whitney Houston
Kyrie · Mr. Mister
Sara · Starship
These Dreams · Heart
Rock Me Amadeus · Falco
Kiss · Prince And The Revolution
Addicted To Love · Robert Palmer
West End Girls · Pet Shop Boys
Greatest Love Of All · Whitney Houston
Live To Tell · Madonna
On My Own · Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald
There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry) · Billy Ocean
Holding Back The Years · Simply Red
Invisible Touch · Genesis
Sledgehammer · Peter Gabriel
Glory Of Love (Theme From "The Karate Kid Part II") · Peter Cetera
Papa Don't Preach · Madonna
Higher Love · Steve Winwood
Venus · Bananarama
Take My Breath Away (Love Theme From "Top Gun") · Berlin
Stuck With You · Huey Lewis & The News
When I Think Of You · Janet Jackson
True Colors · Cyndi Lauper
Amanda · Boston
Human · The Human League
You Give Love A Bad Name · Bon Jovi
The Next Time I Fall · Peter Cetera With Amy Grant
The Way It Is · Bruce Hornsby & The Range
Walk Like An Egyptian · The Bangles
If you were born in 1986, 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.
Take me back to my day