Nanda Layos Lwin (born August 31, 1971, in London, Ontario)^[1] 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.^[2][3]

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.^[4]

Lwin has authored the following books:^[5]

• The Record 1994 Chart Almanac (1995) (ISBN 1-896594-00-X).
• The Canadian Singles Chart Book (1996) (ISBN 1-896594-09-3).
• Canada's Top Hits of the Year (1997) (ISBN 1-896594-10-7).
• The 1996 Country Chart Yearbook (1997) (ISBN 1-896594-11-5).
• Canada's Top 1000 Singles (1998) (ISBN 1-896594-12-3).
• Top 40 Hits: The Essential Chart Guide (1999) (ISBN 1-896594-13-1).
• Top Albums: The Essential Chart Guide (2003) (ISBN 1-896594-14-X).
• The Essential 2002 Chart Yearbook (2003) (ISBN 1-896594-15-8).

• Canadian Singles Chart
• Nielsen SoundScan
• Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems
• The Record

• Professorial website