Jennie and Tame Impala Top Billboard Pop Airplay With Dracula Remix

Jennie has added another major marker to her solo career, this time through a cross-genre collaboration that has broken through on U.S. mainstream radio. According to Billboard chart news reported on July 7, the BLACKPINK member and Tame Impala reached No. 1 on the Pop Airplay chart with their collaborative version of “Dracula”, giving both acts their first leader on that radio-focused ranking.

The Pop Airplay chart tracks weekly plays on mainstream Top 40 stations in the United States, making the result especially notable for a K-pop soloist. For Jennie, whose solo profile has already stretched across fashion, television, global streaming platforms, and BLACKPINK’s massive international fan base, the new placement shows that her music is not only traveling online but also earning sustained rotation inside one of the most competitive U.S. radio formats.

The milestone is also significant for Tame Impala, the project led by Kevin Parker, whose psychedelic pop and alternative sound has long carried major critical and festival-world influence. A No. 1 on Pop Airplay places the collaboration in a different lane: a track with alternative and dance textures finding enough mainstream momentum to sit at the top of American pop radio.

A Radio Win With Wider Chart Reach

Billboard’s latest update also showed “Dracula” rising to a new peak of No. 8 on the Hot 100, the publication’s flagship U.S. songs chart. That climb matters because the Hot 100 weighs several forms of consumption, including streaming activity, radio airplay, and sales, rather than measuring only one lane of popularity.

For K-pop acts and soloists, radio has often been the most difficult part of the U.S. chart equation. Large fandoms can drive strong streaming and sales results, but mainstream radio adoption usually requires a broader listener base and repeated programming support. Jennie’s latest achievement therefore points to a widening footprint beyond the immediate fan-driven burst that can accompany a high-profile release.

The remix also continued to perform across multiple Billboard genre charts. It remained at No. 1 on Hot Dance/Electronic Songs, Hot Rock & Alternative Songs, and Dance Streaming Songs, reflecting the song’s unusual ability to sit comfortably in more than one category. That multi-chart spread is part of what makes the collaboration stand out: it is not being treated as only a K-pop event, only an alternative release, or only a dance record.

Why The Collaboration Stands Out

Jennie’s pairing with Tame Impala works because it brings together two forms of global pop credibility. Jennie arrives with the cultural weight of BLACKPINK and a solo career that has increasingly emphasized individuality, while Tame Impala brings a production identity associated with dreamy hooks, layered rhythm, and alternative festival appeal. The chart results suggest those audiences did not simply overlap briefly; they helped push the song into a sustained U.S. mainstream moment.

On the all-genre Radio Songs chart, “Dracula” held at its peak of No. 3, another sign that the song’s radio presence is not limited to a single pop-programming bubble. It also appeared at No. 6 on both the Global 200 and the Global Excl. U.S. chart, maintaining visibility across international markets while gaining ground in the United States.

The track’s continued position at No. 12 on Billboard’s Songs of the Summer chart adds another layer to the story. Seasonal rankings tend to reward songs that become part of everyday listening habits over several weeks, and a steady placement there indicates that “Dracula” is competing not just as a headline-making collaboration but as a repeat-play record during the summer cycle.

Jennie also rose to No. 78 on Billboard’s Artist 100, marking her 17th overall week on that chart as a solo artist. The Artist 100 combines music activity across albums, songs, radio, streaming, sales, and social metrics, so her return there reinforces how one successful single can lift an artist’s broader profile at the same time.

A Solo Career Marker For Jennie

For Jennie, the achievement comes at a moment when BLACKPINK members have been closely watched for how they define solo careers outside the group framework. A No. 1 radio hit with an internationally recognized collaborator gives her a measurable U.S. benchmark that is separate from group activity while still benefiting from the global attention BLACKPINK helped build.

It also underlines how K-pop’s international reach is becoming less dependent on familiar formulas. Rather than relying solely on Korean-language idol-group promotion or direct fandom mobilization, “Dracula” is moving through pop radio, dance streaming, alternative-adjacent genre charts, and global lists at once. That kind of spread is increasingly valuable in a market where listeners discover music through many channels at the same time.

The next question is whether the song can hold its radio lead and continue climbing on broader charts as summer listening patterns shift. For now, Jennie and Tame Impala have turned a surprising collaboration into a concrete Billboard first, and “Dracula” has become one of the clearest examples this year of a K-pop-linked single crossing into U.S. mainstream radio success.