QUICK TAKES - Sept. 15, 2009

At age 92, Dame Vera Lynn has beaten the Arctic Monkeys and even the Beatles to capture the No. 1 record in Britain.

The singer who 70 years ago recorded an evocative reminder of home for British soldiers fighting far away on Monday became the oldest living artist to have a No. 1 record in Britain when her album “We’ll Meet Again -- The Very Best of Vera Lynn” took the top spot.

This week’s British album charts were a veritable trip down memory lane. The Beatles had 17 records in the top 100, thanks mainly to the release last week of their remastered albums. Michael Jackson had five appearances in the top 100.