The best selling album in 2012 in South Africa was NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! 62 by NOW SERIES (SOUTH AFRICA).
| Rank | Artist | Album | Released |
| 1 | NOW SERIES (SOUTH AFRICA) | NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! 62 | 2012 |
| 2 | JOYOUS CELEBRATION | VOL.16: LIVE AT CARNIVAL CITY | 2012 |
| 3 | THEUNS JORDAAN | ROEPER | 2012 |
| 4 | NOW SERIES (SOUTH AFRICA) | NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! 61 | 2012 |
| 5 | NOW SERIES (SOUTH AFRICA) | NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! 60 | 2012 |
| 6 | JAY & LIANIE MAY | BONNIE & CLYDE | 2012 |
| 7 | BOBBY VAN VAARSVELD | WAT GELD NIE KAN | 2012 |
| 8 | VARIOUS ARTISTS | AFRIKAANS IS GROOT VOL. 5 | 2012 |
| 9 | RIANA NEL | DIE MOEITE WERD | 2012 |
| 10 | THEUNS JORDAAN | HART VOL | 2012 |
Source: IFPI Report (Recording Industry In Numbers 2013)