| Hicham El Guerrouj | MAR | 14 | Sep | 74 | 176/58 | | 3:43.13 | | | | 1 | | G.Gala/GL | Roma | | | 07 | Jul | 99 |
| Noah Ngeny | KEN | 02 | Nov | 78 | 182/68 | | 3:43.40 | | | | 2 | | G.Gala/GL | Roma | | | 07 | Jul | 99 |
| Noureddine Morceli | ALG | 28 | Feb | 70 | 172/62 | | 3:44.39 | | | | 1 | | MdR | Rieti | | | 05 | Sep | 93 |
|   Hicham El Guerrouj (2) | | | | | | | 3:44.60 | | | | 1 | | Nik/GP | Nice | | | 16 | Jul | 98 |
|   Hicham El Guerrouj (3) | | | | | | | 3:44.90 | | | | 1 | | Bisl/GP | Oslo | | | 04 | Jul | 97 |
|   Hicham El Guerrouj (4) | | | | | | | 3:44.95 | | | | 1 | | G.Gala/GL | Roma | | | 29 | Jun | 01 |
|   Noureddine Morceli (2) | | | | | | | 3:45.19 | | | | 1 | | WK/GP | Zürich | | | 16 | Aug | 95 |
|   Hicham El Guerrouj (5) | | | | | | | 3:45.64 | | | | 1 | | ISTAF/GP | Berlin | | | 26 | Aug | 97 |
|   Hicham El Guerrouj (6) | | | | | | | 3:45.96 | | | | 1 | | Norw/GP | London | | | 05 | Aug | 00 |
|   Hicham El Guerrouj (7) | | | | | | | 3:46.24 | | | | 1 | | Bisl/GL | Oslo | | | 28 | Jul | 00 |
|   (10) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Steve Cram | GBR | 14 | Oct | 60 | 186/69 | | 3:46.32 | | | | 1 | | Bisl/GP | Oslo | | | 27 | Jul | 85 |
| Daniel Komen | KEN | 17 | May | 76 | 170/60 | | 3:46.38 | | | | 2 | | ISTAF/GP | Berlin | | | 26 | Aug | 97 |
| Vénuste Niyongabo | BDI | 09 | Dec | 73 | 176/60 | | 3:46.70 | | | | 3 | | ISTAF/GP | Berlin | | | 26 | Aug | 97 |
| Saďd Aouita | MAR | 02 | Nov | 59 | 175/58 | | 3:46.76 | | | | 1 | | WG/GP | Helsinki | | | 02 | Jul | 87 |
|   Noureddine Morceli (3) | | | | | | | 3:46.78 | | | | 1 | | ISTAF/GP | Berlin | | | 27 | Aug | 93 |
| Alan Webb | USA | 13 | Jan | 83 | 175/64 | | 3:46.91 | | | | 1 | | | Braaschaart | | | 21 | Jul | 07 |
|   Saďd Aouita (2) | | | | | | | 3:46.92 | | | | 1 | | WK/GP | Zürich | | | 21 | Aug | 85 |
|   Hicham El Guerrouj (8) | | | | | | | 3:47.10 | | | | 1 | | Brit/GP | London | | | 07 | Aug | 99 |
| Bernard Lagat | USA | 12 | Dec | 74 | 175/61 | | 3:47.28 | | | | 2 | | G.Gala/GL | Roma | | | 29 | Jun | 01 |
|   Noureddine Morceli (4) | | | | | | | 3:47.30 | | | | 1 | | VD/GP | Bruxelles | | | 03 | Sep | 93 |
|   (20) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sebastian Coe | GBR | 29 | Sep | 56 | 175/54 | | 3:47.33 | | | | 1 | | VD | Bruxelles | | | 28 | Aug | 81 |
| Laban Rotich | KEN | 20 | Jan | 69 | 163/45 | | 3:47.65 | | | | 2 | | Bisl/GP | Oslo | | | 04 | Jul | 97 |
|   Noah Ngeny (2) | | | | | | | 3:47.67 | | | | 2 | | Norw/GP | London | | | 05 | Aug | 00 |
| Steve Scott | USA | 05 | May | 56 | 186/73 | | 3:47.69 | | | | 1 | | | Oslo | | | 07 | Jul | 82 |
|   Noureddine Morceli (5) | | | | | | | 3:47.78 | | | | 1 | | Bisl/GP | Oslo | | | 10 | Jul | 93 |
| José Luis González | ESP | 08 | Dec | 57 | 180/63 | | 3:47.79 | | | | 2 | | Bisl/GP | Oslo | | | 27 | Jul | 85 |
|   Daniel Komen (2) | | | | | | | 3:47.85 | | | | 1 | | MdR/gp | Rieti | | | 03 | Sep | 97 |
| John Kemboi Kibowen | KEN | 21 | Apr | 69 | 175/64 | | 3:47.88 | | | | 3 | | Bisl/GP | Oslo | | | 04 | Jul | 97 |