The Numbers Behind JENNIE’s Radio Songs No. 1
“Dracula” by Tame Impala and JENNIE reached No. 1 on Billboard’s all-format Radio Songs chart, dated September 26, 2026. The song earned 62.6 million U.S. radio audience impressions. Luminate tracked this data during the September 11-17 period. Radio Songs measures how often a track plays across U.S. radio stations, no matter the format.
This is the first Radio Songs No. 1 credited to JENNIE or to Tame Impala. Neither artist had topped this specific chart before, even though both have had major hits on other Billboard charts.
How “Dracula” Performed on the Hot 100
In the same chart cycle, “Dracula” climbed from No. 6 to No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100. This ties the song’s earlier peak position. It also matches JENNIE’s best-ever solo ranking on the Hot 100.
The move to No. 5 came during the track’s 17th consecutive week inside the Hot 100 top 10. Radio play and overall chart performance moved together this cycle, but they are counted through separate methods, explained further below.
The K-pop Record JENNIE Extended
The 17-week top-10 run sets a new mark for K-pop artists on the Hot 100. Korean reporting has compared it with two earlier benchmarks. BTS’s “Butter” spent 15 weeks in the top 10. ROSÉ and Bruno Mars’s “APT.” spent 14 weeks there. JENNIE’s run with “Dracula” has now passed both.
Why Radio Songs Is Different From a Streaming Chart
Radio Songs only counts U.S. radio airplay across all formats, from pop stations to alternative and adult-contemporary outlets. It does not include streaming numbers or physical and digital sales.
The Hot 100 works differently. It combines streaming, sales and radio airplay into one score. A song can lead radio play in a single week while sitting lower on the Hot 100, because streaming and sales carry separate weight there. This is why “Dracula” hit No. 1 on Radio Songs the same week it sat at No. 5 on the Hot 100.
A Crossover Built Across Multiple Formats
“Dracula” did not rely on one type of radio station. During the same chart cycle, the song also held No. 1 on three other Billboard airplay charts: Adult Pop Airplay, Hot Dance/Electronic Songs, and Hot Rock & Alternative Songs.
Holding the top spot on rock, dance and adult-pop formats at once shows the song reached different U.S. radio audiences, not just one core fan base tuning into a single station type.
How a February Remix Became a September Radio Leader
“Dracula” started as a Tame Impala track on the 2025 album “Deadbeat.” On February 6, 2026, a new version was released as the two-track single “Dracula (with JENNIE),” which also kept the original recording.
The February version added JENNIE’s vocals along with a new section not in the original song. From that release date, the track spent months building airplay before reaching No. 1 on Radio Songs in the chart dated September 26, 2026. The climb reflects a slow, format-by-format build rather than a first-week peak.
Where Global Fans Can Hear the Official Release
For fans in Southeast Asia, the U.S. radio numbers reflect American stations only, not local Southeast Asian airplay or streaming charts. The official audio and lyric video for “Dracula (with JENNIE)” are available through Tame Impala’s and JENNIE’s official channels, along with the track on Spotify.
For fans in Latin America, no tour dates tied to this release have been confirmed as part of the verified facts above. Streaming remains the main way to follow the song’s performance from the region.
For fans in North America, the Radio Songs and Hot 100 results mark two separate chart wins in the same week, alongside continued No. 1 placements on Adult Pop Airplay, Hot Dance/Electronic Songs and Hot Rock & Alternative Songs.
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