| 1500m | 3:48.95 | KOECH John |  KEN | 24 Jul 2017 | Samsun, Turkiye |
| 1500m | 3:54.31 | GEBREMARIAM Girmay |  ETH | 24 Jul 2017 | Samsun, Turkiye |
| 1500m | 4:30.46 | EROFEEVA Nelli |  RUS | 09 Sep 2009 | Taipei, Taiwan |
| 1500m | 3:50.81 | KHOTYANOVICH Alexandr (Aleksandr) |  URS | 15 Jan 1989 | Christchurch, New Zealand |
| 1500m | 3:53.41 | LANDRY Paul |  CAN | 16 Jul 1985 | Los Angeles, United States |
| 1500m | 4:31.23 | WINDBRAKE Rita |  FRG | 29 Jul 1981 | Köln, Germany |
| 1500m | 4:41.8 | BATCHEL Betsy |  USA | 25 Jul 1977 | Bucharest, Romania |
| 1500m | 3:54.6 | KARVONEN Timo |  FIN | 28 Jul 1973 | Malmö, Sweden |
| 1500m | 4:43.4 | WINDBRAKE Rita | FRG | 28 Jul 1973 | Malmö, Sweden |
| 1500m | 3:55.7 | CHIESURIN Francesco |  ITA | 01 Jul 1965 | Washington, United States |
| 1500m | 4:00.2 | BRENDEN Reidar |  NOR | 08 Aug 1961 | Helsinki, Finland |
| 1500m | 4:05.6 | VAN DER LINDE Bernhard |  GER | 27 Aug 1957 | Milan, Italy |
| 1500m | 4:11.0 | VAN DER LINDE Bernhard | GER | 18 Aug 1953 | Brussels, Belgium |
| 1500m | 4:14.6 | HERSON Maurice |  FRA | 27 Aug 1939 | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 1500m | 4:23.4 | BOUSCARAT Robert | FRA | 21 Aug 1935 | London, Great Britain |
| 1500m | 4:25.2 | CHRISTENSEN Tage |  DEN | 23 Aug 1931 | Nuremberg, Germany |
| 1500m | 4:31.4 | KRUMHOLZ Hermann | GER | 20 Aug 1928 | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 1500m | 4:36.4 | VAN DEN TORREN Emile | FRA | 14 Aug 1924 | Paris, France |