The best selling international album in 2004 in Korea was MISTY MOON by LIM HYUNG-JOO (임형주) which sold 103,593 copies.
| Rank | Artist | Album | Sales | Released |
| 1 |
LIM HYUNG-JOO (임형주) |
MISTY MOON |
103,593 |
2004 |
| 2 |
AVRIL LAVIGNE |
UNDER MY SKIN |
76,336 |
2004 |
| 3 |
BRITNEY SPEARS |
IN THE ZONE |
58,880 |
2003 |
| 4 |
SUMI JO (조수미) |
BE HAPPY |
56,409 |
2004 |
| 5 |
USHER |
CONFESSIONS |
51,688 |
2004 |
| 6 |
ABBA |
THE DEFINITIVE COLLECTION |
49,432 |
2001 |
| 7 |
BEYONCÉ |
DANGEROUSLY IN LOVE |
45,789 |
2003 |
| 8 |
MAX SERIES |
MAX12 |
44,052 |
2004 |
| 9 |
BRITNEY SPEARS |
GREATEST HITS: MY PREROGATIVE |
39,175 |
2004 |
| 10 |
SECRET GARDEN |
THE ULTIMATE SECRET GARDEN |
35,556 |
2004 |
| 11 |
EMINEM |
ENCORE |
34,724 |
2004 |
| 12 |
MIKA NAKASHIMA (中島 美嘉) |
LOVE |
30,285 |
2003 |
| 13 |
MUSICAL |
MAMMA MIA (2003) |
29,007 |
2003 |
| 14 |
SOUNDTRACK |
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA |
28,619 |
2004 |
| 15 |
THE BLACK EYED PEAS |
ELEPHUNK |
26,552 |
2003 |
| 16 |
MAX SERIES |
MAX 11 |
25,752 |
2003 |
| 17 |
GARETH GATES |
GO YOUR OWN WAY |
25,256 |
2003 |
| 18 |
GRAMMY NOMINEES SERIES |
2004 GRAMMY NOMINEES |
24,933 |
2004 |
| 19 |
SOUNDTRACK |
LOVE ACTUALLY |
24,137 |
2003 |
| 20 |
BOA (보아) |
LOVE & HONESTY |
19,830 |
2004 |
| 21 |
YUHKI KURAMOTO |
PURE PIANO |
19,472 |
2004 |
| 22 |
SWEETBOX |
ADAGIO |
19,300 |
2004 |
| 23 |
HYDE |
666 |
18,487 |
2003 |
| 24 |
YIRUMA (이루마) |
NOCTURNAL LIGHTS |
18,198 |
2004 |
| 25 |
YIRUMA (이루마) |
FROM THE YELLOW ROOM |
18,011 |
2003 |
| 26 |
BOA (보아) |
VALENTI |
17,958 |
2003 |
| 27 |
YIRUMA (이루마) |
FIRST LOVE |
16,347 |
2001 |
| 28 |
X JAPAN |
BEST OF X |
16,062 |
1900 |
| 29 |
RYO YOSHIMATA (吉俣良) |
냉정과 열정사이 |
14,243 |
1900 |
| 30 |
ROBBIE WILLIAMS |
GREATEST HITS |
14,241 |
2004 |
| 31 |
GUNS N' ROSES |
GREATEST HITS |
13,853 |
2004 |
| 32 |
YO-YO MA |
YO-YO MA PLAYS ENNIO MORRICONE |
13,598 |
2005 |
| 33 |
BOA (보아) |
LISTEN TO MY HEART |
13,189 |
2002 |
| 34 |
THE CALLING |
TWO |
13,111 |
2004 |
| 35 |
SWEETBOX |
JADE |
12,910 |
2002 |
| 36 |
L'ARC-EN-CIEL |
CLICKED SINGLES BEST 13 |
12,686 |
2001 |
| 37 |
NAMIE AMURO (安室 奈美恵) |
LOVE ENHANCED - SINGLE COLLECTION |
12,623 |
2002 |
| 38 |
WESTLIFE |
UNBREAKABLE - THE GREATEST HITS - VOL 1 |
12,478 |
2002 |
| 39 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
ALL TIME LOVE |
11,201 |
1900 |
| 40 |
YOUN SUN NAH (나윤선) |
DOWN BY LOVE |
11,084 |
2003 |
| 41 |
SUMI JO (조수미) |
MY STORY - NO.1 HITS FROM SUMI JO |
10,935 |
2002 |
| 42 |
L'ARC-EN-CIEL |
SMILE |
10,642 |
2004 |
| 43 |
WESTLIFE |
ALLOW US TO BE FRANK |
10,525 |
2004 |
| 44 |
ANZEN CHITAI (安全地帯) |
X |
10,387 |
2003 |
| 45 |
LINKIN PARK & JAY-Z |
COLLISION COURSE |
10,324 |
2004 |
| 46 |
THE BEATLES |
1 |
10,220 |
2000 |
| 47 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
VOICES 3 |
10,187 |
2004 |
| 48 |
ANDREA BOCELLI |
ANDREA |
10,133 |
2004 |
| 49 |
NANA MOUSKOURI |
GREATEST HITS |
10,051 |
1900 |
| 50 |
AVRIL LAVIGNE |
LET GO |
9,740 |
2002 |
Source: Gaon Charts