| 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 - | |