Similar to 2011, BIGBANG dominated YesAsia's K-pop sales in 2012. BIGBANG's fifth mini-album was the best-selling album by a significant margin, turning them into the top-selling K-pop artist of the year. Leader G-Dragon also made a strong solo showing.
The below rankings are based on K-pop sales on YesAsia.com from January 1 to December 31, 2012. Sales of all editions (including repackages) and versions (Korea, Taiwan, Japan, etc.) of the same title are summed up to determine the total sales.
