The best selling international album in 2012 in Korea was MAMA by EXO-M (엑소케이) which sold 87,553 copies.
| Rank | Artist | Album | Sales | Released |
| 1 |
EXO-M (엑소케이) |
MAMA |
87,553 |
2012 |
| 2 |
GIRLS' GENERATION (소녀시대) |
GIRLS' GENERATION / THE BOYS (JAPAN)
[Repackage The Boys] |
15,494 |
2011 |
| 3 |
SOUNDTRACK |
LES MISERABLES |
14,685 |
2012 |
| 4 |
GIRLS' GENERATION (소녀시대) |
PAPARAZZI (JAPAN) |
14,663 |
2012 |
| 5 |
JASON MRAZ |
LOVE IS A FOUR LETTER WORD
[Deluxe edition] |
14,376 |
2012 |
| 6 |
GIRLS' GENERATION (소녀시대) |
GIRLS' GENERATION / THE BOYS (JAPAN)
[First issue Girls Generation] |
11,937 |
2011 |
| 7 |
MAROON 5 |
OVEREXPOSED
[Deluxe edition] |
10,293 |
2012 |
| 8 |
MUSICAL |
WICKED (ORIGINAL CAST RECORDING) |
10,193 |
2003 |
| 9 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
ACOUSTIC (어쿠스틱 팝 모음집) |
10,161 |
2012 |
| 10 |
TEEN TOP (틴 탑) |
1ST JAPAN EDITION |
10,000 |
2012 |
| 11 |
MUSE |
THE 2ND LAW |
9,613 |
2012 |
| 12 |
SHINEE (샤이니) |
THE FIRST (JAPAN) |
8,641 |
2011 |
| 13 |
JASON MRAZ |
WE SING, WE DANCE, WE STEAL THINGS |
8,188 |
2008 |
| 14 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
KOLLEEN′S MUSICAL CHOICE (박칼린이 추천하는 뮤지... |
7,360 |
2012 |
| 15 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
박칼린의 칼린 셀렉츠 (KOLLEEN SELECTS) |
7,346 |
2011 |
| 16 |
THE BEATLES |
1 |
6,995 |
2000 |
| 17 |
MAROON 5 |
OVEREXPOSED
[Standard edition] |
6,473 |
2012 |
| 18 |
JASON MRAZ |
LOVE IS A FOUR LETTER WORD
[Standard edition] |
6,261 |
2012 |
| 19 |
ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER |
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA AT THE ROYAL |
5,861 |
2011 |
| 20 |
ANDREA BOCELLI |
CONCERTO - ONE NIGHT IN CENTRAL PARK |
5,672 |
2011 |
| 21 |
JI-HAE PARK |
BAROQUE IN ROCK |
5,000 |
2012 |
| 22 |
LINKIN PARK |
LIVING THINGS |
4,738 |
2012 |
| 23 |
MUSICAL |
LES MISERABLES OST (THE 2010 CAST ALBUM) |
4,394 |
2012 |
| 24 |
RICHARD YONGJAE O'NEILL |
RICHARD YONGJAE O'NEILL _ SOLO |
4,217 |
2012 |
| 25 |
BRUNO MARS |
DOO-WOPS & HOOLIGANS |
4,043 |
2010 |
| 26 |
SUPER JUNIOR-M (슈퍼주니어-M) |
太完美 (PERFECTION ) |
3,903 |
2011 |
| 27 |
SOUNDTRACK |
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA |
3,793 |
2004 |
| 28 |
BRUNO MARS |
UNORTHODOX JUKEBOX |
3,743 |
2012 |
| 29 |
NORAH JONES |
LITTLE BROKEN HEARTS |
3,661 |
2012 |
| 30 |
MIKA |
THE ORIGIN OF LOVE |
3,642 |
2012 |
| 31 |
GRAMMY NOMINEES SERIES |
2012 GRAMMY NOMINEES
[listed twice for no reason] |
3,589 |
2012 |
| 32 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
WESTMINSTER LEGACY _ CHAMBER MUSIC COL... |
3,500 |
2012 |
| 33 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
THE MOST-FEELING GOOD MUSIC ON EARTH _... |
3,308 |
2012 |
| 34 |
OASIS |
(WHAT'S THE STORY) MORNING GLORY? |
3,264 |
1995 |
| 35 |
RACHAEL YAMAGATA |
CHESAPEAKE |
3,204 |
2011 |
| 36 |
TAYLOR SWIFT |
RED
[Deluxe edition] |
3,180 |
2012 |
| 37 |
WHITNEY HOUSTON |
THE ESSENTIAL WHITNEY HOUSTON |
3,168 |
2011 |
| 38 |
MAROON 5 |
HANDS ALL OVER |
3,050 |
2010 |
| 39 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
MY BABY! BEST BRAIN CLASSIC GOLD (내 아기... |
2,851 |
2012 |
| 40 |
GREEN DAY |
UNO |
2,807 |
2012 |
| 41 |
WHITNEY HOUSTON |
THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION |
2,771 |
2007 |
| 42 |
HANS ZIMMER |
THE DARK KNIGHT RISES OST |
2,714 |
2012 |
| 43 |
SUPER JUNIOR-M (슈퍼주니어-M) |
SUPER GIRL |
2,587 |
2009 |
| 44 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
SONG OF STRINGS |
2,527 |
2012 |
| 45 |
LEE SEONG-JOO (이성주) |
BRAHMS VIOLIN SONATAS |
2,509 |
2012 |
| 46 |
SOUNDTRACK |
CHICO & RITA |
2,508 |
2011 |
| 47 |
PIXIE LOTT |
YOUNG FOOLISH HAPPY |
2,493 |
2011 |
| 48 |
MUSICAL |
MOZART L′OPERA ROCK (뮤지컬 모짜르트 락 오페라) O... |
2,485 |
2011 |
| 49 |
JOHANNA MARTZY |
ANTONIN DVORAK _ VIOLIN CONCERTO AND O... |
2,400 |
2012 |
| 50 |
JOHANNA MARTZY |
BEETHOVEN & MOZART |
2,400 |
2012 |
| 51 |
JOHANNA MARTZY |
MOZART |
2,400 |
2012 |
| 52 |
JOHANNA MARTZY |
THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS OF JOHANNA MAR... |
2,400 |
2012 |
| 53 |
BEST OF THE BEST SERIES |
BEST OF THE BEST CHRISTMAS CAROL 40 |
2,343 |
2011 |
| 54 |
MICHAEL JACKSON |
KING OF POP |
2,340 |
2008 |
| 55 |
JANG KEUN-SUK (장근석) |
LET ME CRY |
2,320 |
2011 |
| 56 |
JOHN MAYER |
BORN & RAISED |
2,310 |
2012 |
| 57 |
BEST OF THE BEST SERIES |
BEST OF THE BEST POP 40 VOL.6 |
2,306 |
2012 |
| 58 |
GRAMMY NOMINEES SERIES |
2012 GRAMMY NOMINEES
[listed twice for no reason] |
2,296 |
2012 |
| 59 |
NORAH JONES |
COME AWAY WITH ME |
2,289 |
2002 |
| 60 |
TAYLOR SWIFT |
RED
[Karaoke edition] |
2,272 |
2012 |
| 61 |
GEORG SOLTI |
SOLTISSIMO 2 |
2,198 |
2011 |
| 62 |
BRUNO WALTER |
BRUNO WALTER THE EDITION |
2,100 |
2012 |
| 63 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
MOZART EFFECT 101 |
2,090 |
2011 |
| 64 |
KELLY CLARKSON |
GREATEST HITS - CHAPTER ONE |
2,088 |
2012 |
| 65 |
ABBA |
THE DEFINITIVE COLLECTION |
2,048 |
2001 |
| 66 |
IL DIVO |
THE GREATEST HITS |
2,048 |
2012 |
| 67 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
MY LOVE! BEST MUSIC CARE GOLD (내 사랑! 음... |
2,029 |
2012 |
| 68 |
COLDPLAY |
MYLO XYLOTO |
2,024 |
2011 |
| 69 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
NEW VOICES |
2,020 |
2012 |
| 70 |
SVIATOSLAV RICHTER & HERBERT VON KARAJAN |
KARAJAN / RICHTER - P.I.TCHAIKOVSKY PIANO CONCERTO |
2,008 |
1977 |
| 71 |
HERBERT VON KARAJAN |
KARAJAN 70 |
2,000 |
2012 |
| 72 |
MAROON 5 |
SONGS ABOUT JANE
[Standard edition] |
1,915 |
2002 |
| 73 |
CLASSICAL SERIES |
CLASSICAL 2012 |
1,906 |
2012 |
| 74 |
ARASHI (嵐) |
POPCORN |
1,890 |
2012 |
| 75 |
ONE DIRECTION |
UP ALL NIGHT |
1,877 |
2011 |
| 76 |
RACHAEL YAMAGATA |
HAPPENSTANCE |
1,855 |
2004 |
| 77 |
ALICIA KEYS |
GIRL ON FIRE |
1,837 |
2012 |
| 78 |
GUNTER WAND |
GUNTER WAND LIVE |
1,800 |
2012 |
| 79 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
RCA LIVING STEREO |
1,800 |
2012 |
| 80 |
QUEEN |
THE PLATINUM COLLECTION |
1,797 |
2000 |
| 81 |
KEANE |
STRANGELAND |
1,793 |
2012 |
| 82 |
MORNING MUSUME (モーニング娘。) |
13집 カラフルキャラクタ |
1,793 |
2012 |
| 83 |
SARAH BRIGHTMAN |
DIVA: THE SINGLES COLLECTION |
1,791 |
2006 |
| 84 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
CINEMA CELLO (시네마 첼로) |
1,787 |
2011 |
| 85 |
RICHARD YONGJAE O'NEILL |
PREGHIERA |
1,734 |
2011 |
| 86 |
LADY GAGA |
BORN THIS WAY |
1,725 |
2011 |
| 87 |
ONE DIRECTION |
TAKE ME HOME |
1,700 |
2012 |
| 88 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
특허 받은 자장가 (지브리와 함께 새근새근) |
1,696 |
2012 |
| 89 |
MAKSIM |
APPASSIONATA |
1,685 |
2010 |
| 90 |
HIGHLIGHT (하이라이트) / BEAST (비스트) |
SO BEAST |
1,676 |
2011 |
| 91 |
THE PRIESTS |
THEN SINGS MY SOUL _ THE BEST OF THE PRIESTS |
1,675 |
2012 |
| 92 |
KENNY G |
THE ESSENTIAL KENNY G |
1,647 |
2006 |
| 93 |
RODRIGUEZ |
SEARCHING FOR SUGARMAN (SOUNDTRACK) |
1,644 |
2012 |
| 94 |
COLDPLAY |
LIVE 2012 |
1,643 |
2012 |
| 95 |
EMINEM |
RECOVERY |
1,623 |
2010 |
| 96 |
MAROON 5 |
SONGS ABOUT JANE
[10th anniversary edition] |
1,617 |
2002 |
| 97 |
THE BEATLES |
SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND |
1,617 |
1967 |
| 98 |
SOUNDTRACK |
ONCE |
1,608 |
2007 |
| 99 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
임형주 셀렉츠 (LIM HYUNG JOO SELECTS) _ 임형주가... |
1,589 |
2011 |
| 100 |
WIENER PHILHARMONIKER, MARISS JANSONS & NEUJAHRSKONZERT SERIES |
NEUJAHRSKONZERT - NEW YEAR′S CONCERT 2012 |
1,570 |
2012 |
Source: Gaon Charts
