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Jennie Beats Her Bandmate Rosé’s Record With Another Week At No. 1
Hollywood & Entertainment Jennie Beats Her Bandmate Rosé’s Record With Another Week At No. 1 By Hugh McIntyre ,
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Follow Author Aug 24, 2026, 03:00pm EDT --:-- / --:-- This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more . This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more . Summary Jennie and Tame Impala’s “Dracula” returns to No. 1 on the Pop Airplay chart for a sixth total week, breaking a K-pop record in the process. The collaboration moves ahead of Rosé and Bruno Mars’s “Apt.,” which ruled for five frames, to become the longest-running K-pop-connected leader in the ranking’s history.
Jennie scored the biggest hit of her career when she joined alternative musical project Tame Impala on the song “Dracula.” The tune was originally a solo track credited to Australian musician Kevin Parker – who releases music under the Tame Impala moniker – but it did not rise to its all-time highs on a number of lists until the Blackpink star hopped on board the remix.
The two have taken “Dracula” to the top of Billboard charts that focus on various styles, including pop, rock and dance, as well as a handful of non-genre-specific tallies. This time around, “Dracula” flies back to the summit on the Pop Airplay chart, and as it returns, the smash breaks out of one historic tie and Jennie manages a first among K-pop artists on the radio roster.
“Dracula” finds its way back to No. 1 on the Pop Airplay chart this week after sitting in second place last frame. The collaboration trades places with Bruno Mars’s “Risk It All,” which slips from first to No. 2. The Pop Airplay ranking – one of the most competitive radio rosters published by Billboard – tracks the 40 most successful songs at mainstream top 40 radio stations throughout the United States. “Dracula” earns its sixth stay at No. 1 on the tally as it flies high again.
With half a dozen stints at No. 1, “Dracula” is now the longest-running leader among K-pop-connected tunes in the history of the Pop Airplay chart. That grouping includes songs classified as K-pop, as well as tracks featuring artists primarily known for their work in that style.
Last frame, “Dracula” was tied in one regard with “Apt.” by Mars and another Blackpink star, Rosé. That collaboration reached the summit in February 2025, several months after debuting, and it ultimately accumulated five weeks in charge. Now, Jennie and Tame Impala pull ahead and claim the record for the longest-running K-pop No. 1 on the Pop Airplay chart for themselves.
Only one other K-pop-related tune has dominated the Pop Airplay chart. “Golden,” taken from KPop Demon Hunters and credited to Huntr/x alongside singers Ejae, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami, spent three frames at No. 1. The Grammy- and Oscar-winning smash became the second K-pop leader on the roster after “Apt,” though “Golden” only managed half as many weeks in charge as “Dracula” has now earned.
“Dracula” sits at No. 1 on six Billboard rankings at present. In addition to returning to the summit of the Pop Airplay list, the collaboration holds at No. 1 on the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs, Hot Rock Songs, Hot Alternative Songs, Hot Dance/Electronic Songs and Dance Streaming Songs charts.
On all five of those latter rosters, “Dracula” is steady in first place. It is only on the Pop Airplay tally that the smash actually climbs back to the summit.
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