| Michael Johnson | USA | 13 | Sep | 67 | 185/78 | | 43.18 | | | | 1 | | WCh | Sevilla | | | 26 | Aug | 99 |
| Butch Reynolds | USA | 08 | Jun | 64 | 190/80 | | 43.29 | | | | 1 | r3 | WK/GP | Zürich | | | 17 | Aug | 88 |
|   Michael Johnson (2) | | | | | | | 43.39 | | | | 1 | | WCh | Göteborg | | | 09 | Aug | 95 |
|   Michael Johnson (3) | | | | | | | 43.44 | | | | 1 | | FOT | Atlanta, GA | | | 19 | Jun | 96 |
| Jeremy Wariner | USA | 31 | Jan | 84 | 183/70 | | 43.45 | | | | 1 | | WCh | Osaka | | | 31 | Aug | 07 |
|   Michael Johnson (4) | | | | | | | 43.49 | | | | 1 | | OG | Atlanta, GA | | | 29 | Jul | 96 |
| Quincy Watts | USA | 19 | Jun | 70 | 190/88 | | 43.50 | | | | 1 | | OG | Barcelona | | | 05 | Aug | 92 |
|   Jeremy Wariner (2) | | | | | | | 43.50 | | | | 1 | r1 | DNG/SGP | Stockholm | | | 07 | Aug | 07 |
|   Jeremy Wariner (3) | | | | | | | 43.62 | | | | 1 | r1 | G.Gala/GL | Roma | | | 14 | Jul | 06 |
|   Michael Johnson (5) | | | | | | | 43.65 | | | | 1 | | WCh | Stuttgart | | | 17 | Aug | 93 |
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|   Michael Johnson (6) | | | | | | | 43.66 | | | | 1 | | USATF | Sacramento, CA | | | 16 | Jun | 95 |
|   Michael Johnson (7) | | | | | | | 43.66 | | | | 1 | r1 | Athl/GP | Lausanne | | | 03 | Jul | 96 |
|   Michael Johnson (8) | | | | | | | 43.68 | | | | 1 | | WK/GL | Zürich | | | 12 | Aug | 98 |
|   Michael Johnson (9) | | | | | | | 43.68 | | | | 1 | | FOT | Sacramento, CA | | | 16 | Jul | 00 |
|   Quincy Watts (2) | | | | | | | 43.71 | | | | 1 | s2 | OG | Barcelona | | | 03 | Aug | 92 |
|   Michael Johnson (10) | | | | | | | 43.74 | | | | 1 | | USATF | Eugene, OR | | | 19 | Jun | 93 |
|   Michael Johnson (11) | | | | | | | 43.75 | | | | 1 | | | Waco, TX | | | 19 | Apr | 97 |
| LaShawn Merritt | USA | 27 | Jun | 86 | 188/82 | | 43.75 | | | | 1 | | OG | Beijing | | | 21 | Aug | 08 |
|   Michael Johnson (12) | | | | | | | 43.76 | | | | 1 | | GWG | Uniondale, NY | | | 21 | Jul | 98 |
| Danny Everett | USA | 01 | Nov | 66 | 187/68 | | 43.81 | | | | 1 | | FOT | New Orleans, LA | | | 26 | Jun | 92 |
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|   Jeremy Wariner (4) | | | | | | | 43.82 | | | | 1 | | WK/GL | Zürich | | | 29 | Aug | 08 |
|   Quincy Watts (3) | | | | | | | 43.83 | | | | 1 | | WK/GP | Zürich | | | 19 | Aug | 92 |
|   Michael Johnson (13) | | | | | | | 43.84 | | | | 1 | | OG | Sydney | | | 25 | Sep | 00 |
| Lee Evans | USA | 25 | Feb | 47 | 181/78 | A | 43.86 | | | | 1 | | OG | México, D.F. | | | 18 | Oct | 68 |
|   Michael Johnson (14) | | | | | | | 43.86 | | | | 1 | | Bisl/GP | Oslo | | | 21 | Jul | 95 |
|   Jeremy Wariner (5) | | | | | | | 43.86 | | | | 1 | | Gaz/GL | Paris | | | 18 | Jul | 08 |
| Steve Lewis | USA | 16 | May | 69 | 188/82 | | 43.87 | | | | 1 | | OG | Seoul | | | 28 | Sep | 88 |
|   Michael Johnson (15) | | | | | | | 43.88 | | | | 1 | | WK/GP | Zürich | | | 16 | Aug | 95 |
|   Michael Johnson (16) | | | | | | | 43.90 | | | | 1 | | | Madrid | | | 06 | Sep | 94 |