Nanda Layos Lwin (born August 31, 1971, in
London, Ontario
London is a city in southwestern Ontario, Canada, along the Quebec City–Windsor Corridor. The city had a population of 422,324 according to the 2021 Canadian census. London is at the confluence of the Thames River (Ontario), Thames River and N ...
) 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
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*
Nielsen SoundScan
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Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems
* ''
The Record''
External links
Professorial website
References
1971 births
Living people
Canadian music journalists
Canadian columnists
Canadian civil engineers
Canadian music historians
University of Toronto alumni
McMaster University alumni
Writers from London, Ontario
Writers from Toronto
Canadian writers of Asian descent
Academic staff of Seneca College
Rock music historians
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