Hwang Young-woong's 'If One Truly Loves (Saranghandamyeon)' maintained its lead in the October Netizen Awards singer category Album Award voting, continuing its reign at the top.

Hwang Young-woong's album garnered a total of 54,685 votes in October, recording a vote share of 28.6%. Following September's tally of 55,381 votes (29.8%), it marked a second consecutive month above 54,000 votes, defending the No. 1 spot with a share exceeding a quarter of all votes.

Jung Seo-joo Leaps Two Spots... No. 2 and No. 4 Swap Places

In the upper ranks, the No. 2 and No. 4 positions exchanged places, reshuffling the rankings. Jung Seo-joo's 'Spring Flower Picnic Song (Bom Kkotnoligayo),' which had remained at No. 4 in September with 17,904 votes (9.6%), gained 29,949 votes in October to claim No. 2 with a 15.7% share, jumping two spots. The result marked her re-entry into double-digit vote share after increasing her vote count by more than 12,000 in a single month.

At No. 3, Byeon Woo-seok's 'Parallel Line (Pyeonghyeonseon)' held its position with 18,504 votes (9.7%), an increase over September (18,213 votes, 9.8%). Jang Han-byeol's 'USED TO THIS,' which was No. 2 in September (21,417 votes, 11.5%), landed at No. 4 with 13,849 votes (7.2%).

No. 5 and No. 6 remained unchanged from September, with Jang Min-ho's 'Just One Thing, Just One (Hanaman Hanaman)' recording 13,051 votes (6.8%) and Son Tae-jin's 'Summer Memories (Yeoreum Hyangsu)' recording 9,386 votes (4.9%), maintaining the upper-tier standings.

Joy and Sorrow at No. 10, Separated by Just 13 Votes

The middle ranks from No. 7 to No. 9 followed September's trend, but the No. 10 spot saw joy and sorrow diverge by a mere 13 votes.

Libelante's 'Fly (Nara)' defended No. 7 with 6,868 votes (3.6%), Bin Ye-seo's 'Best Tarot Song (Eutteum Taryeong)' held No. 8 with 6,534 votes (3.4%), and Enoch's 'Melting (Noga)' stayed at No. 9 with 4,149 votes (2.2%). Kim Da-hyun then secured No. 10 with 'Yeosu Love Song (Yeosu Sarangga)' at 4,128 votes (2.2%), joining the top 10.

Kim Da-hyun, who had risen to No. 11 in September with 'Emoticon' (4,132 votes, 2.2%), climbed one spot in October led by 'Yeosu Love Song.' Meanwhile, Jung Dong-won (JD1)'s 'You Are My Everything,' which was No. 10 in September (4,163 votes, 2.2%), recorded 4,115 votes (2.2%), edged out by Kim Da-hyun by just 13 votes and slipping one spot to No. 11.

No. 12–16: Same Artists, New Entry Songs

The No. 12 to No. 16 range maintained the same artist lineup as September, accompanied by changes in representative entry songs and increased vote counts.

Min Soo-hyun's '空: Gong' held No. 12 with 3,729 votes (2.0%). Park Chang-geun, who had risen to No. 13 in September with 'The Days I've Waited' (3,531 votes, 1.9%), kept the No. 13 spot in October with 'Days I Hate Being Alone,' gathering 3,567 votes (1.9%). Fortena's 'Heartless Heart (Core 'Ngrato)' took No. 14 with 3,191 votes (1.7%), Park Ji-hyun's 'Sad Monologue' took No. 15 with 3,085 votes (1.6%), and Yang Ji-eun's 'Sunset' took No. 16 with 2,893 votes (1.5%), with all three candidates increasing their vote counts compared to September.

No. 17–20: Hong Isak Leaps Three Spots

The lower ranks from No. 17 to No. 20 saw a series of ranking reversals.

Hong Isak's 'Castle In The Air,' which had sat at No. 20 in September with 1,165 votes (0.6%), more than doubled its vote count in October, recording 2,482 votes (1.3%) and leaping three spots to No. 17. Additionally, Maijin, who had ranked No. 19 in September with 'Recall of Love' (2,107 votes, 1.1%), rose one spot to No. 18 in October with 'Blossom,' earning 2,417 votes (1.3%).

In contrast, Song Ga-in's 'What If It's Not a Flower,' No. 17 in September (2,500 votes, 1.3%), placed No. 19 with 2,386 votes (1.2%), and Cho Yong-pil's '20,' No. 18 in September (2,225 votes, 1.2%), rounded out No. 20 with 2,235 votes (1.2%), closing out the October Album Award race.