All sub 1'45" performances from 1985
| # | Mark | SR | Athlete | IR | Nat | Pos | Venue | Date |
| 1 | 1.42.49 | 1 | Joaquim Cruz | | BRA | 1 | Koblenz | 28-08-1985 |
| 2 | 1.42.54 | | Joaquim Cruz | 2 | BRA | 1 | Köln | 25-08-1985 |
| 3 | 1.42.60 | 2 | Johnny Gray | | USA | 2 | Koblenz | 28-08-1985 |
| 4 | 1.42.88 | 3 | Steve Cram | | GBR | 1 | Zürich | 21-08-1985 |
| 5 | 1.42.98 | | Joaquim Cruz | 3 | BRA | 1 | Berlin | 23-08-1985 |
| 6 | 1.43.07 | 4 | Sebastian Coe | | GBR | 2 | Köln | 25-08-1985 |
| 7 | 1.43.23 | | Joaquim Cruz | 4 | BRA | 2 | Zürich | 21-08-1985 |
| 8 | 1.43.33 | | Johnny Gray | 2 | USA | 3 | Köln | 25-08-1985 |
| 9 | 1.43.35 | 5 | David Mack | | USA | 3 | Koblenz | 28-08-1985 |
| 10 | 1.43.43 | | Johnny Gray | 3 | USA | 3 | Zürich | 21-08-1985 |
| 11 | 1.43.56 | 6 | Rob Druppers | | NED | 4 | Köln | 25-08-1985 |
| 12 | 1.43.72 | 7 | Billy Konchellah | | KEN | 4 | Koblenz | 28-08-1985 |
| 13 | 1.43.78 | 8 | Sam Koskei | | KEN | 5 | Köln | 25-08-1985 |
| 14 | 1.43.78 | 9 | Agberto Guimarães | | BRA | 6 | Köln | 25-08-1985 |
| 15 | 1.43.80 | | Sam Koskei | 2 | KEN | 5 | Koblenz | 28-08-1985 |
| 16 | 1.43.84 | | Johnny Gray | 4 | USA | 2 | Berlin | 23-08-1985 |
| 17 | 1.43.87 | | Agberto Guimarães | 2 | BRA | 6 | Koblenz | 28-08-1985 |
| 18 | 1.44.0 m | | Sebastian Coe | 2 | GBR | 1 | Enfield | 18-05-1985 |
| 19 | 1.44.01 | | Johnny Gray | 5 | USA | 1 | Indianapolis IN | 16-06-1985 |
| 20 | 1.44.11 | | Sam Koskei | 3 | KEN | 3 | Berlin | 23-08-1985 |
| 21 | 1.44.15 | 10 | Peter Braun | | GER | 7 | Koblenz | 28-08-1985 |
| 22 | 1.44.27 | | Sam Koskei | 4 | KEN | 4 | Zürich | 21-08-1985 |
| 23 | 1.44.34 | | Sebastian Coe | 3 | GBR | 1 | London | 19-07-1985 |
| 24 | 1.44.38 | 11 | Ryszard Ostrowski | | POL | 1 | Kobe | 04-09-1985 |
| 25 | 1.44.39 | | David Mack | 2 | USA | 4 | Berlin | 23-08-1985 |
| 26 | 1.44.40 | | Billy Konchellah | 2 | KEN | 5 | Berlin | 23-08-1985 |
| 27 | 1.44.49 | | Rob Druppers | 2 | NED | 5 | Zürich | 21-08-1985 |
| 28 | 1.44.49 | | David Mack | 3 | USA | 7 | Köln | 25-08-1985 |
| 29 | 1.44.53 | 12 | John Marshall | | USA | 2 | Indianapolis IN | 16-06-1985 |
| 30 | 1.44.55 | | Johnny Gray | 6 | USA | 1 | Rieti | 04-09-1985 |
| 31 | 1.44.57 | | David Mack | 4 | USA | 6 | Zürich | 21-08-1985 |
| 32 | 1.44.58 | 13 | Earl Jones | | USA | 3 | Indianapolis IN | 16-06-1985 |
| 33 | 1.44.63 | | Sam Koskei | 5 | KEN | 1 | Los Angeles CA | 08-06-1985 |
| 34 | 1.44.66 | | Johnny Gray | 7 | USA | 1 | Baton Rouge LA | 28-07-1985 |
| 35 | 1.44.67 | | Billy Konchellah | 3 | KEN | 2 | Los Angeles CA | 08-06-1985 |
| 36 | 1.44.67 | | Billy Konchellah | 4 | KEN | 7 | Zürich | 21-08-1985 |
| 37 | 1.44.68 | | Agberto Guimarães | 3 | BRA | 6 | Berlin | 23-08-1985 |
| 38 | 1.44.68 | 14 | Moussa Fall | | SEN | 1 | Rovereto | 01-09-1985 |
| 39 | 1.44.72 | | Johnny Gray | 8 | USA | 1 | Westwood CA | 18-05-1985 |
| 40 | 1.44.77 | | David Mack | 5 | USA | 4 | Indianapolis IN | 16-06-1985 |
| 41 | 1.44.78 | | Peter Braun | 2 | GER | 8 | Köln | 25-08-1985 |
| 42 | 1.44.78 | | Johnny Gray | 9 | USA | 1 | Bruxelles | 30-08-1985 |
| 43 | 1.44.79 | 15 | José Luiz Barbosa | | BRA | 2 | Rieti | 04-09-1985 |
| 44 | 1.44.93 | 16 | Viktor Zemlyansky | | USR | 1 | Leningrad | 01-08-1985 |
| 45 | 1.44.94k | | Steve Cram | 2 | GBR | 1 | Gateshead | 09-08-1985 |