The best selling album in 1996 in Korea was TO HEAVEN (나보다 조금 더 높은 곳에 니가 있을 뿐) by SHIN SEUNG-HUN (신승훈) which sold 2,480,000 copies.
| Rank | Artist | Album | Sales | Released |
| 1 | SHIN SEUNG-HUN (신승훈) | TO HEAVEN (나보다 조금 더 높은 곳에 니가 있을 뿐) | 2,480,000 | 1996 |
| 2 | JO KWAN WOO (조관우) | MEMORY [1996 (2000000) + 1995 (180000)] |
2,180,000 | 1995 |
| 3 | DJ DOC | DJ2DOC | 1,950,000 | 1996 |
| 4 | KIM GUN-MO (김건모) | EXCHANGE | 1,810,000 | 1996 |
| 5 | ROO'RA (룰라) | REINCAMATION OF THE LEGEND (천상유애) [1996 (500000) + 1995 (820000)] |
1,320,000 | 1995 |
| 6 | TURBO (터보) | NEW SENSATION | 1,200,000 | 1996 |
| 7 | CLON (클론) | ARE YOU READY? | 1,120,000 | 1996 |
| 8 | R.EF | BACK TO THE BLACK | 1,060,000 | 1996 |
| 9 | SOLID (솔리드) | LIGHT, CAMERA, ACTION | 1,000,000 | 1996 |
| 10 | YOON JONG-SHIN (윤종신) | STUPID (우) | 970,000 | 1996 |
| 11 | GREEN AREA (녹색지대) | 綠色地帶 II [1996 (800000) + 1995 (150000)] |
950,000 | 1995 |
| 12 | KIM JUNG-MIN (김정민) | CHANGE [1996 (570000) + 1997 (260000)] |
830,000 | 1996 |
| 13 | LEE MOON-SAE (이문세) | DANCING FLOWER (화무)(花舞) [1996 (510000) + 1997 (290000)] |
800,000 | 1996 |
| 14 | KIM MIN-JONG (김민종) | GUICHEON DOE (귀천도애) [1996 (600000) + 1997 (180000)] |
780,000 | 1996 |
| 15 | HYEON-CHEOL KIM (김현철) | WHO STEPPED ON IT [1996 (400000) + 1995 (320000)] |
720,000 | 1995 |
| 16 | ROO'RA (룰라) | ALL SYSTEM GO | 700,000 | 1996 |
| 17 | DJ DOC | SUMMER | 690,000 | 1996 |
| 18 | LEE SEUNG-CHEOL (이승철) | THE BRIDGE OF SONIC HEAVEN [1996 (370000) + 1997 (240000)] |
610,000 | 1996 |
| 19 | SHIN HAE CHUL (신해철) | JUNGLE STORY 정글스토리 (SOUNDTRACK) | 530,000 | 1996 |
| 20 | BANK (뱅크) | THE BANK 1집 [1996 (300000) + 1995 (200000)] |
500,000 | 1995 |
Source: 한국 음악 통계 연감 [Korean Music Statistics Yearbook]