What was the world like in 1990?
India's #1 song of the year was Gori Hai Kalaiyan from Aaj Ka Arjun, topping Binaca Geetmala's annual countdown.
What things cost in 1990.
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 1990.
Another Day In Paradise · Phil Collins
How Am I Supposed To Live Without You · Michael Bolton
Opposites Attract · Paula Abdul (Duet With The Wild Pair)
Escapade · Janet Jackson
Black Velvet · Alannah Myles
Love Will Lead You Back · Taylor Dayne
I'll Be Your Everything · Tommy Page
Nothing Compares 2 U · Sinead O'Connor
Vogue · Madonna
Hold On · Wilson Phillips
It Must Have Been Love (From "Pretty Woman") · Roxette
Step By Step · New Kids On The Block
She Ain't Worth It · Glenn Medeiros Featuring Bobby Brown
Vision Of Love · Mariah Carey
If Wishes Came True · Sweet Sensation
Blaze Of Glory (From "Young Guns II") · Jon Bon Jovi
Release Me · Wilson Phillips
(Can't Live Without Your) Love And Affection · Nelson
Close To You · Maxi Priest
Praying For Time · George Michael
I Don't Have The Heart · James Ingram
Black Cat · Janet Jackson
Ice Ice Baby · Vanilla Ice
Love Takes Time · Mariah Carey
I'm Your Baby Tonight · Whitney Houston
Because I Love You (The Postman Song) · Stevie B
If you were born in 1990, none of this existed.
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
The internet opens to the public in India
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge releases
The first Harry Potter book is published
And 24 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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