
“Dracula” climbs two spots, joining Rose’s “APT.” in the top tier of the main songs chart
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Jennie of Blackpink reached No. 3 on Billboard’s Hot 100 with “Dracula,” her collaboration with Australian band Tame Impala, according to a US chart preview published on Monday. The single climbed two spots from the previous week, boosted by Halloween. “Dracula” has charted for 58 weeks, taking the longest time to enter the top three in chart history. The song featured on Tame Impala’s fifth LP “Deadbeat” from October 2025. Jennie and the band performed it live for the first time in July in Boston during the band’s tour. Jennie joins bandmate Rose, whose collaboration with Bruno Mars, “APT.,” holds the highest spot for a K-pop female solo act on the main songs chart.
Jennie of Blackpink claimed the No. 3 spot on Billboard’s Hot 100 with her collaboration with Aussie band Tame Impala, “Dracula,” according to a chart preview published in the US on Monday.
Boosted by Halloween, the single climbed two rungs from the previous week, putting Jennie alongside bandmate Rose, who nabbed the highest spot for a K-pop female solo act on the main songs chart with her megahit collaboration with Bruno Mars, “APT.”
“Dracula” has charted for 58 weeks, taking the longest time to enter the top three in chart history. The song featured on the band’s fifth LP “Deadbeat” from October 2025. Jennie and the band performed it live for the first time in July in Boston during the band’s tour.

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