| 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 | - |