What was the world like in 1987?
India's #1 song of the year was Chitthi Aayi Hai from Naam, topping Binaca Geetmala's annual countdown.
What things cost in 1987.
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 1987.
Walk Like An Egyptian · The Bangles
Shake You Down · Gregory Abbott
At This Moment · Billy Vera & The Beaters
Open Your Heart · Madonna
Livin' On A Prayer · Bon Jovi
Jacob's Ladder · Huey Lewis & The News
Lean On Me · Club Nouveau
Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now · Starship
I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) · Aretha Franklin & George Michael
(I Just) Died In Your Arms · Cutting Crew
With or Without You · U2
You Keep Me Hangin' On · Kim Wilde
Always · Atlantic Starr
Head To Toe · Lisa Lisa And Cult Jam
I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) · Whitney Houston
Alone · Heart
Shakedown (From "Beverly Hills Cop II") · Bob Seger
I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For · U2
Who's That Girl · Madonna
La Bamba · Los Lobos
I Just Can't Stop Loving You · Michael Jackson With Siedah Garrett
Didn't We Almost Have It All · Whitney Houston
Here I Go Again · Whitesnake
Lost In Emotion · Lisa Lisa And Cult Jam
Bad · Michael Jackson
I Think We're Alone Now · Tiffany
Mony Mony · Billy Idol
(I've Had) The Time Of My Life · Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes
Heaven Is A Place On Earth · Belinda Carlisle
Faith · George Michael
It happened in 1987.
Ramayan airs its first episode on Doordarshan
If you were born in 1987, none of this existed.
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
India's first mobile phone call is made
And 27 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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