Nanda Layos Lwin (born August 31, 1971, in London, Ontario) is a Canadian author, music historian, journalist, civil engineer, and educator. He wrote the weekly ChartTalk column, a commentary of the current Canadian music charts; it appeared on canoe.ca from 1997 to 2002 and in The Hamilton Spectator from 2003 to 2006. He is the author and publisher of eight books including Top 40 Hits: The Essential Chart Guide (1999) and Top Albums: The Essential Chart Guide (2003), primarily documenting the chart history of the Canadian music magazine The Record.

Lwin holds a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from the University of Toronto and a master's degree in engineering and public policy from McMaster University and is a licensed professional engineer in Ontario. He is currently teaching civil engineering technology at Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology.

Books written by Lwin

Lwin has authored the following books:

• The Record 1994 Chart Almanac (1995) ().

• The Canadian Singles Chart Book (1996) ().

• Canada's Top Hits of the Year (1997) ().

• The 1996 Country Chart Yearbook (1997) ().

• Canada's Top 1000 Singles (1998) ().

• Top 40 Hits: The Essential Chart Guide (1999) ().

• Top Albums: The Essential Chart Guide (2003) ().

• The Essential 2002 Chart Yearbook (2003) ().

See also

• Canadian Singles Chart

• Nielsen SoundScan

• Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems

• The Record

External links

• Professorial website

References