| Building,Image,Height (m),Floors,City,Year as tallest,Notes | |
| Menara Condong,-,25,3,Teluk Intan,1885-1897 (12 years),- | |
| Sultan Abdul Samad Building,-,41,-,Kuala Lumpur,1897-1942 (45 years),- | |
| Sultan Ibrahim Building,-,60,-,Johor Bahru,1942-1960 (18 years),- | |
| Bangunan Lee Yan Lian,-,73,18,Kuala Lumpur,1960-1963 (3 years),- | |
| Bangunan Parlimen,-,77,20,Kuala Lumpur,1963-1973 (10 years),- | |
| UMBC Building,-,102,28,Kuala Lumpur,1971-1973 (2 years),- | |
| Crowne Plaza Mutiara KL,-,123,36,Kuala Lumpur,1973-1978 (5 years),Demolished in 2015. | |
| Menara Bank Muamalat,-,133,33,Kuala Lumpur,1978-1983 (5 years),- | |
| Menara KH,-,152,36,Kuala Lumpur,1983-1984 (1 year),"First tower with a full glass-curtain wall in Kuala Lumpur, previously known as Menara Promet." | |
| Dayabumi Complex,-,157,36,Kuala Lumpur,1984-1985 (1 year),- | |
| KOMTAR Tower,KOMTAR.JPG,232,65,Penang Island,1985-1988 (3 years),"2nd tallest in Asia when built. In 2015, 3 more floors were added raising its height to 249m." | |
| Maybank Tower,-,244,50,Kuala Lumpur,1988-1998 (10 years),- | |
| Petronas Towers 1 & 2,-,451.9,88,Kuala Lumpur,1998-2017 (19 years),Tallest buildings in the world from 1998 to 2004. Remains tallest twin towers in the world. | |
| The Exchange 106,-,492,106,Kuala Lumpur,2017-present,- | |