Tame Impala and JENNIE take US radio No. 1 with 'Dracula'
Tame Impala and JENNIE have taken over US radio, as 'Dracula' climbs one place to No. 1 on Billboard's Radio Songs chart dated 26 September. Billboard confirmed the result on 22 September. Radio Songs is Billboard's all-format measure of airplay across American stations.
The song drew 62.6 million in airplay audience in the tracking week of 11-17 September, according to Luminate. That reach pushed it to the top in a tight race. It is the first Radio Songs No. 1 for both Tame Impala and JENNIE. That is a first after very different chart paths.
'Dracula' started life as a Tame Impala solo release in October, with the duet version with JENNIE arriving in early February. It was released on Columbia Records. Kevin Parker, who records as Tame Impala, and JENNIE wrote the song with Sarah Aarons and Carly Gibert. Parker handled production on his own.
Parker has been near the top of this chart before. He reached the Radio Songs top 10 as a cowriter and coproducer of Dua Lipa's 'Houdini', which peaked at No. 7 in 2024. Tame Impala first appeared on Billboard's charts in 2010. JENNIE's earlier Radio Songs entry was 'One of the Girls' with The Weeknd and Lily-Rose Depp, which reached No. 48 in 2024.
Her group BLACKPINK, with JENNIE as a member, has yet to reach the Radio Songs chart. Tame Impala's website now lists the cut as 'Dracula - Jennie Remix' out now. On the Billboard Hot 100, the US all-genre singles chart, 'Dracula' has returned to its No. 5 high. That is the first Hot 100 top 10 for both acts.
The airplay crown caps a long run across format charts. 'Dracula' has led Hot Dance/Electronic Songs for a 37th week and Hot Rock & Alternative Songs for a 19th week. It has led Adult Pop Airplay for a ninth week and topped Pop Airplay, which tracks mainstream Top 40 stations, for seven weeks. It first topped Pop Airplay on the chart dated 11 July, when it stood at No. 8 on the Hot 100.
It also topped Alternative Airplay for two weeks. It peaked at No. 2 on Adult Alternative Airplay and reached the top 15 on Adult Contemporary. On the rock lists, it had earlier replaced sombr's 'Back to Friends' at No. 1 on Hot Rock & Alternative Songs.
What makes this stand out is the breadth. Few records sit at once on dance, rock, pop and adult radio. The Adult Pop Airplay No. 1 was the first for both artists and was reported as K-pop's second chart-topper there Forbes.
