The best selling international album in 2006 in Korea was BEST OF 1995 - 2005 by SWEETBOX which sold 27,744 copies.
| Rank | Artist | Album | Sales | Released |
| 1 |
SWEETBOX |
BEST OF 1995 - 2005 |
27,744 |
2005 |
| 2 |
RICHARD YONGJAE O'NEILL |
LACHRYMAE |
25,952 |
2006 |
| 3 |
MAX SERIES |
MAX 13 |
23,908 |
2006 |
| 4 |
KENNY G |
THE ESSENTIAL KENNY G |
19,920 |
2006 |
| 5 |
CHRISTINA AGUILERA |
BACK TO BASICS |
19,483 |
2006 |
| 6 |
TVXQ (동방신기) |
HEART, MIND AND SOUL [Standard edition] |
19,025 |
2006 |
| 7 |
SWEETBOX |
ADDICTED |
17,999 |
2006 |
| 8 |
MUSICAL |
MAMMA MIA CAST RECORDING (2004) |
16,319 |
2004 |
| 9 |
ANDREA BOCELLI |
AMORE |
14,983 |
2006 |
| 10 |
MOZART |
THE BEST OF MOZART EFFECT |
14,910 |
1900 |
| 11 |
IL DIVO |
ANCORA [First issue] |
14,773 |
2005 |
| 12 |
BOA (보아) |
OUTGROW [Standard edition] |
14,757 |
2006 |
| 13 |
MIKA NAKASHIMA (中島 美嘉) |
BEST |
14,464 |
2005 |
| 14 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
NOTRE DAME DE PARIS LIVE IN SEOUL |
13,475 |
2006 |
| 15 |
ARASHI (嵐) |
ARASHIC |
13,286 |
2006 |
| 16 |
EMINEM |
CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS |
12,869 |
2005 |
| 17 |
TVXQ (동방신기) |
아쓰와쿠루까라 CD [Standard edition] |
12,649 |
2006 |
| 18 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
BEST JAZZ 100 |
11,603 |
2005 |
| 19 |
MARIAH CAREY |
MERRY CHRISTMAS |
10,512 |
1994 |
| 20 |
WESTLIFE |
THE LOVE ALBUM |
10,294 |
2006 |
| 21 |
ABBA |
THE BEST OF ABBA [DC 8983] |
10,164 |
2005 |
| 22 |
JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE |
FUTURESEX/LOVESOUNDS |
10,007 |
2006 |
| 23 |
THE BEATLES |
LOVE |
9,707 |
2006 |
| 24 |
MUSE |
BLACK HOLES AND REVELATIONS |
9,691 |
2006 |
| 25 |
TVXQ (동방신기) |
BEGIN [SINGLE] |
9,422 |
2006 |
| 26 |
NOW SERIES (KOREA) |
NOW DANCE 2006 |
9,413 |
2006 |
| 27 |
ARASHI (嵐) |
5×5 THE BEST SELECTION OF 2002-2004 |
9,398 |
2004 |
| 28 |
BRITNEY SPEARS |
GREATEST HITS: MY PREROGATIVE |
9,112 |
2004 |
| 29 |
MOZART |
MOZART 250TH ANNIVERSARY ED. (7CD SET) |
9,072 |
2006 |
| 30 |
TVXQ (동방신기) |
아쓰와쿠루까라 CD [CD + DVD edition] |
8,947 |
2006 |
| 31 |
MUSICAL |
LES DIX COMMANDEMENTS |
8,878 |
2000 |
| 32 |
TVXQ (동방신기) |
HEART, MIND AND SOUL [CD + DVD edition] |
8,759 |
2006 |
| 33 |
THE BEATLES |
1 |
8,736 |
2000 |
| 34 |
NANA MOUSKOURI |
GREATEST HITS |
8,723 |
1900 |
| 35 |
KLAZZ BROTHERS & CUBA PERCUSSION |
MOZART MEETS CUBA |
8,418 |
2005 |
| 36 |
BEYONCÉ |
B'DAY |
8,406 |
2006 |
| 37 |
TVXQ (동방신기) |
SKY [SINGLE] |
8,341 |
2006 |
| 38 |
TVXQ (동방신기) |
Rising Sun/Heart, Mind and Soul |
8,311 |
2006 |
| 39 |
IL DIVO |
IL DIVO |
8,149 |
2004 |
| 40 |
KEANE |
UNDER THE IRON SEA |
7,963 |
2006 |
| 41 |
BOA (보아) |
OUTGROW [CD + DVD edition] |
7,807 |
2006 |
| 42 |
ABBA |
18 HITS |
7,801 |
2005 |
| 43 |
IL DIVO |
ANCORA [Repackage] |
7,796 |
2005 |
| 44 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
POP GREATEST HITS VOL.1 |
7,779 |
2006 |
| 45 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
THE MEMORIES OF MY LOVELY SAMSOON |
7,715 |
2005 |
| 46 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
BEST PIANO CLASSICS 100 |
7,625 |
2006 |
| 47 |
SARAH BRIGHTMAN |
DIVA: THE SINGLES COLLECTION |
7,406 |
2006 |
| 48 |
GRAMMY NOMINEES SERIES |
2006 GRAMMY NOMINEES |
7,393 |
2006 |
| 49 |
IL DIVO |
SIEMPRE |
7,278 |
2006 |
| 50 |
ARASHI (嵐) |
AOZORA PEDAL CD |
7,207 |
2006 |
Source: Gaon Charts