The best selling international album in 2005 in Korea was 임형주4집-THE LOTUS by LIM HYUNG-JOO (임형주) which sold 67,200 copies.
Rank | Artist | Album | Sales | Released |
1 |
LIM HYUNG-JOO (임형주) |
임형주4집-THE LOTUS |
67,200 |
2005 |
2 |
SWEETBOX |
BEST OF 1995 - 2005 |
65,742 |
2005 |
3 |
SOUNDTRACK |
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA [First issue] |
53,416 |
2004 |
4 |
BRITNEY SPEARS |
GREATEST HITS: MY PREROGATIVE |
39,961 |
2004 |
5 |
BOA (보아) |
BEST OF SOUL |
37,604 |
2005 |
6 |
LIM HYUNG-JOO (임형주) |
MISTY MOON |
31,794 |
2004 |
7 |
KENNY G |
AT LAST…THE DUETS |
31,077 |
2004 |
8 |
TVXQ (동방신기) |
STAY WITH ME TONIGHT [SINGLE] |
28,298 |
2005 |
9 |
ABBA |
THE BEST OF ABBA [DC 8983] |
25,569 |
2005 |
10 |
TVXQ (동방신기) |
SOMEBODY TO LOVE [SINGLE] |
24,413 |
2005 |
11 |
JOE HISAISHI (久石譲) |
하울의 움직이는 성 |
24,147 |
2004 |
12 |
TVXQ (동방신기) |
MY DESTINY [SINGLE] |
23,362 |
2005 |
13 |
YIRUMA (이루마) |
DESTINY OF LOVE |
23,353 |
2005 |
14 |
LIM HYUNG-JOO (임형주) |
SALLEY GARDEN |
21,785 |
2003 |
15 |
BACKSTREET BOYS |
NEVER GONE |
21,652 |
2005 |
16 |
MARIAH CAREY |
THE EMANCIPATION OF MIMI |
20,233 |
2005 |
17 |
RAY CHARLES |
RAY (SOUNDTRACK) |
20,189 |
2004 |
18 |
NOW SERIES (KOREA) |
NOW DANCE 2005 |
19,422 |
2005 |
19 |
YO-YO MA |
YO-YO MA PLAYS ENNIO MORRICONE |
17,807 |
2005 |
20 |
YIRUMA (이루마) |
POEMUSIC |
17,645 |
2005 |
21 |
THE BLACK EYED PEAS |
MONKEY BUSINESS |
17,434 |
2005 |
22 |
CRAIG DAVID |
THE STORY GOES... |
17,074 |
2005 |
23 |
MUSICAL |
NOTRE DAME DE PARIS |
16,559 |
1997 |
24 |
ABBA |
THE DEFINITIVE COLLECTION |
16,538 |
2001 |
25 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
THE VERY BEST OF MUSICALS |
15,621 |
2005 |
26 |
COLDPLAY |
X&Y |
15,132 |
2005 |
27 |
LIM HYUNG-JOO (임형주) |
LIVE ALBUM |
14,864 |
2005 |
28 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
JAZZ 100 |
14,454 |
2005 |
29 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
2 HOT |
13,185 |
2005 |
30 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
GREATEST LOVE OF ALL |
13,161 |
2005 |
31 |
MIKA NAKASHIMA (中島 美嘉) |
MUSIC |
12,989 |
2005 |
32 |
50 CENT |
THE MASSACRE |
12,713 |
2005 |
33 |
IL DIVO |
IL DIVO |
12,597 |
2004 |
34 |
LIM HYUNG-JOO (임형주) |
SILVER RAIN |
12,526 |
2003 |
35 |
EMINEM |
CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS |
12,222 |
2005 |
36 |
WESTLIFE |
FACE TO FACE |
12,101 |
2005 |
37 |
MLTR |
ALL THE BEST |
12,033 |
2003 |
38 |
MIKA NAKASHIMA (中島 美嘉) |
LOVE |
11,827 |
2003 |
39 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
BEST CLASSICS 100 6CD |
11,761 |
2005 |
40 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
THE BEST OF VOICES |
11,604 |
2005 |
41 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
NOW + 2 |
11,528 |
2005 |
42 |
SOUNDTRACK |
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA [Reissue] |
11,285 |
2004 |
43 |
MAROON 5 |
SONGS ABOUT JANE |
10,860 |
2002 |
44 |
SECRET GARDEN |
EARTHSONGS |
10,733 |
2005 |
45 |
NANA MOUSKOURI |
GREATEST HITS |
10,720 |
0 |
46 |
BON JOVI |
HAVE A NICE DAY |
10,678 |
2005 |
47 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
MELODIES VOL.1 |
10,562 |
2005 |
48 |
BRIAN MCKNIGHT |
GEMINI |
10,102 |
2005 |
49 |
SWEETBOX |
ADAGIO |
9,950 |
2004 |
50 |
CF TOP 20 SERIES |
CF TOP 20 VOL. 8 |
9,730 |
2005 |
Source: Gaon Charts