Nanda Layos Lwin (born August 31, 1971, in

London, Ontario London (pronounced ) 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, approximate ...

) is a Canadian author, music historian, journalist, civil engineer, and educator. He wrote the weekly ChartTalk column, a commentary of the current Canadian music

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; it appeared on

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from 1997 to 2002 and in ''

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'' 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 ''

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''. Lwin holds a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from the

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and a master's degree in engineering and public policy from

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and is a licensed professional engineer in Ontario. He is currently teaching civil engineering technology at

Seneca College Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology is a multiple-campus public college in the Greater Toronto Area, and Peterborough, Ontario, Canada regions. It offers full-time and part-time programs at the baccalaureate, diploma, certificate and ...

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) ().

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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 {{Authority control

Books written by Lwin

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