The best selling album in 1997 in Korea was WOLF AND SHEEP by H.O.T. (에이치오티) which sold 1,520,000 copies.
| Rank | Artist | Album | Sales | Released |
| 1 | H.O.T. (에이치오티) | WOLF AND SHEEP | 1,520,000 | 1997 |
| 2 | JO KWAN WOO (조관우) | MY 3RD STORY ABOUT [1997 (1120000) + 1996 (220000)] |
1,340,000 | 1996 |
| 3 | COOL (쿨) | DESTINED THE BEST [1997 (820000) + 1996 (250000)] |
1,070,000 | 1996 |
| 4 | H.O.T. (에이치오티) | WE HATE ALL KINDS OF VIOLENCE... [1997 (720000) + 1996 (310000)] |
1,030,000 | 1996 |
| 5 | TURBO (터보) | BORN AGAIN [1997 (640000) + 1998 (280000)] |
920,000 | 1997 |
| 6 | LEE SO-RA (이소라) | LIKE IN A MOVIE (영화에서처럼) [1997 (700000) + 1996 (130000)] |
830,000 | 1996 |
| 7 | IM CHANG-JUNG (임창정) | AGAIN | 810,000 | 1997 |
| 8 | DJ DOC | 4TH ALBUM | 800,000 | 1997 |
| 9 | KIM KYUNG-HO (김경호) | KIM:KYUNGHO 1997 | 770,000 | 1997 |
| 10 | J. Y. PARK (박진영) | SUMMER JINGLE BELLS (썸머징글벨) | 720,000 | 1996 |
| 11 | YOO SEUNG-JUN (유승준) | WEST SIDE | 630,000 | 1997 |
| 12 | JINUSEAN (지누션) | JINUSEAN | 620,000 | 1997 |
| 13 | LEE SEUNG HWAN (이승환) | CYCLE | 600,000 | 1997 |
| 14 | YANGPA (양파) | NOVICE'S LOVE (애송이의 사랑) [1997 (500000) + 1996 (90000)] |
590,000 | 1996 |
| 15 | AHN JAE-WOOK (안재욱) | FOREVER | 550,000 | 1997 |
| 16 | N.EX.T (넥스트) | LAZENCA OST [1997 (330000) + 1998 (200000)] |
530,000 | 1997 |
| 17 | UNTITLE (언타이틀) | THE BLUE COLOR | 520,000 | 1997 |
| 18 | ROO'RA (룰라) | LOVER (연인) | 510,000 | 1997 |
| 19 | HYEON-CHEOL KIM (김현철) | LIVE [1997 (250000) + 1996 (250000)] |
500,000 | 1996 |
Source: 한국 음악 통계 연감 [Korean Music Statistics Yearbook]