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Jennie Ties Several K-Pop Superstars As She Reaches A Historic Position
Hollywood & Entertainment Jennie Ties Several K-Pop Superstars As She Reaches A Historic Position 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 14, 2026, 09:30am EDT --:-- / --:-- This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more . This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more . Summary Jennie reaches a new career high on the Adult Contemporary chart as “Dracula,” her collaboration with Tame Impala, rises from No. 19 to No. 16. The track ties several other K-pop-connected smashes, including BTS’s “Dynamite,” Rosé and Bruno Mars’s “Apt.” and Maroon 5 and Lisa’s “Priceless,” as the third-highest-charting K-pop-related hit in the ranking’s history.
After a months-long and hugely successful run on the Billboard charts, Tame Impala and Jennie’s collaboration “Dracula” seems to have finally reached its zenith, at least on most rosters. In many cases, “Dracula” has nowhere left to go, as it has already climbed to No. 1.
The tune has dominated tallies that focus on rock, dance and pop music, but it seems it is not quite finished with its ascent. This week, “Dracula” reaches a new peak on only one of more than a dozen Billboard rosters where it appears, and as it steps up once more, Jennie ties with several other K-pop superstars and makes history.
“Dracula” rises on the Adult Contemporary chart this week, one of Billboard ’s radio rankings focused on pop music. The tally measures the songs that rack up the largest total number of audience impressions via radio stations throughout the United States that play adult contemporary music – more “mature” pop. The tune steps up three spaces from No. 19 to No. 16, establishing a new all-time high.
There are not many tunes that can be classified as K-pop, or even connected to artists typically associated with the genre, that have reached the Adult Contemporary chart. Only about a dozen have done so, and amazingly, No. 16 seems to be a particularly common stopping point.
Half of the tracks connected to K-pop artists that have ever appeared on the Adult Contemporary tally have peaked at No. 16, a group that now includes “Dracula.” That roundup also features BTS’s “Dynamite,” “My Universe” by Coldplay and BTS and “Swim” by the same South Korean septet, “Priceless” by Maroon 5 featuring Lisa and “Apt.” by Rosé – yet another Blackpink singer – and Bruno Mars.
As “Dracula” rises three pegs and settles at No. 16, it ties those aforementioned smashes as the third-highest-charting hit connected to a K-pop artist in the history of the Adult Contemporary ranking. Only a very few songs have climbed higher.
Just weeks ago, “Golden,” taken from KPop Demon Hunters , sat in the runner-up rung. The Grammy- and Oscar-winning smash was never able to best Alex Warren’s “Ordinary,” one of the longest-running No. 1s of all time, and stalled at No. 2.
“Golden” stands out as the only K-pop-connected top 10 in Adult Contemporary chart history. Blackpink star Lisa’s solo “Moonlit Floor (Kiss Me)” also beats “Dracula,” but not by much. The cut rose to No. 15, one space above her own “Priceless” with Maroon 5 and several other K-pop favorites.
“Dracula” does not hit a new peak on any other Billboard rankings this week, but it remains at its all-time high on several rosters. The collaboration holds at No. 1 on the Adult Pop Airplay, Hot Rock & Alternative Songs, Hot Rock Songs, Hot Alternative Songs, Hot Dance/Electronic Songs and Dance Streaming Songs charts.
“Dracula” also keeps at its all-time high of No. 2 on the Radio Songs chart, the broadest of Billboard ’s airplay tallies. The collaboration still sits one rung away from the summit after 18 weeks on the ranking, blocked from ruling by “Risk It All” by Bruno Mars, which vaults to the peak position. If “Dracula” can eventually find its way to No. 1, Jennie would score only the second K-pop leader, after “Golden.”
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