What was the world like in 1996?
India's #1 song of the year was Pardesi Pardesi from Raja Hindustani, topping Binaca Geetmala's annual countdown.
What things cost in 1996.
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 1996.
One Sweet Day · Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men
Because You Loved Me (From "Up Close & Personal") · Celine Dion
Always Be My Baby · Mariah Carey
Tha Crossroads · Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
How Do U Want It/California Love · 2Pac Featuring K-Ci And JoJo
You're Makin' Me High/Let It Flow · Toni Braxton
Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix) · Los Del Rio
No Diggity · BLACKstreet (Featuring Dr. Dre)
Un-Break My Heart · Toni Braxton
If you were born in 1996, none of this existed.
The first Harry Potter book is published
Google is founded
Kaun Banega Crorepati airs for the first time
Wikipedia goes online
The Delhi Metro opens
Facebook launches
The first video is uploaded to YouTube
The first iPhone goes on sale
And 17 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