All sub 1'45" performances from 1988
| # | Mark | SR | Athlete | IR | Nat | Pos | Venue | Date |
| 1 | 1.42.65 | 1 | Johnny Gray | | USA | 1 | Zürich | 17-08-1988 |
| 2 | 1.43.10 | | Johnny Gray | 2 | USA | 1 | Hengelo | 14-08-1988 |
| 3 | 1.43.20 | 2 | José Luiz Barbosa | | BRA | 2 | Zürich | 17-08-1988 |
| 4 | 1.43.34 | | José Luiz Barbosa | 2 | BRA | 1 | Koblenz | 28-08-1988 |
| 5 | 1.43.42 | 3 | Steve Cram | | GBR | 3 | Zürich | 17-08-1988 |
| 6 | 1.43.45 | 4 | Paul Ereng | | KEN | 1 | Seoul | 26-09-1988 |
| 7 | 1.43.49 | | José Luiz Barbosa | 3 | BRA | 2 | Hengelo | 14-08-1988 |
| 8 | 1.43.70 | | Johnny Gray | 3 | USA | 1 | Burnaby | 06-06-1988 |
| 9 | 1.43.86 | 5 | Said Aouita | | MAR | 1 | Köln | 21-08-1988 |
| 10 | 1.43.90 | 6 | Joaquim Cruz | | BRA | 2 | Seoul | 26-09-1988 |
| 11 | 1.43.93 | 7 | Sebastian Coe | | GBR | 2 | Koblenz | 28-08-1988 |
| 12 | 1.43.96 | | Johnny Gray | 4 | USA | 1 | Indianapolis IN | 19-07-1988 |
| 13 | 1.44.06 | 8 | Moussa Fall | | SEN | 4 | Zürich | 17-08-1988 |
| 14 | 1.44.06 | 9 | Sam Koskei | | KEN | 3 | Koblenz | 28-08-1988 |
| 15 | 1.44.06 | | Said Aouita | 2 | MAR | 3 | Seoul | 26-09-1988 |
| 16 | 1.44.10 | 10 | Vladimir Graudin | | USR | 1 | Oslo | 02-07-1988 |
| 17 | 1.44.12 | 11 | Peter Elliott | | GBR | 4 | Seoul | 26-09-1988 |
| 18 | 1.44.16 | | Steve Cram | 2 | GBR | 1 | Birmingham | 06-08-1988 |
| 19 | 1.44.19 | | Peter Elliott | 2 | GBR | 1 | Rieti | 31-08-1988 |
| 20 | 1.44.21 | 12 | Peter Braun | | GER | 2 | Oslo | 02-07-1988 |
| 21 | 1.44.27 | | Joaquim Cruz | 2 | BRA | 2 | Köln | 21-08-1988 |
| 22 | 1.44.36 | | Said Aouita | 3 | MAR | 1 | Bruxelles | 19-08-1988 |
| 23 | 1.44.38 | 13 | Joseph Chesire | | KEN | 1 | Sevilla | 01-06-1988 |
| 24 | 1.44.42 | 14 | Abdi Bile | | SOM | 1 | Kvarnsveden | 19-06-1988 |
| 25 | 1.44.43 | 15 | Tracy Baskin | | USA | 5 | Zürich | 17-08-1988 |
| 26 | 1.44.43 | | Johnny Gray | 5 | USA | 2 | Bruxelles | 19-08-1988 |
| 27 | 1.44.46 | 16 | Mark Everett | | USA | 2 | Indianapolis IN | 19-07-1988 |
| 28 | 1.44.47 | | José Luiz Barbosa | 4 | BRA | 3 | Köln | 21-08-1988 |
| 29 | 1.44.5 m | 17 | Nixon Kiprotich | | KEN | 1 | Nairobi | 13-08-1988 |
| 30 | 1.44.51 | | Peter Elliott | 3 | GBR | 6 | Zürich | 17-08-1988 |
| 31 | 1.44.52 | | Moussa Fall | 2 | SEN | 1 | Linz | 15-08-1988 |
| 32 | 1.44.55 | | Paul Ereng | 2 | KEN | 1/1 | Seoul | 25-09-1988 |
| 33 | 1.44.58 | | Joaquim Cruz | 3 | BRA | 1 | Bern | 23-08-1988 |
| 34 | 1.44.59 | 18 | Tony Morrell | | GBR | 3 | Oslo | 02-07-1988 |
| 35 | 1.44.61 | | Peter Braun | 2 | GER | 7 | Zürich | 17-08-1988 |
| 36 | 1.44.61 | | Tony Morrell | 2 | GBR | 2 | Rieti | 31-08-1988 |
| 37 | 1.44.64 | | Said Aouita | 4 | MAR | 1 | Verona | 27-07-1988 |
| 38 | 1.44.68 | | Johnny Gray | 6 | USA | 1 | Malmö | 08-08-1988 |
| 39 | 1.44.71 | | Nixon Kiprotich | 2 | KEN | 1/2 | Seoul | 25-09-1988 |
| 40 | 1.44.75 | | Peter Elliott | 4 | GBR | 2 | Verona | 27-07-1988 |
| 41 | 1.44.75 | 19 | Slobodan Popovic | | YUG | 2 | Linz | 15-08-1988 |
| 42 | 1.44.75 | | Joaquim Cruz | 4 | BRA | 2/1 | Seoul | 25-09-1988 |
| 43 | 1.44.79 | | Said Aouita | 5 | MAR | 2/2 | Seoul | 25-09-1988 |
| 44 | 1.44.8 m | 20 | Juma N'Diwa | | KEN | 2 | Nairobi | 13-08-1988 |
| 45 | 1.44.80 | | Johnny Gray | 7 | USA | 5 | Seoul | 26-09-1988 |
| 46 | 1.44.82 | | Paul Ereng | 3 | KEN | 2 | Kvarnsveden | 19-06-1988 |
| 47 | 1.44.82 | 21 | Dieudonné Kwizera | | BDI | 4 | Koblenz | 28-08-1988 |
| 48 | 1.44.85 | | Slobodan Popovic | 2 | YUG | 1 | Sarajevo | 04-09-1988 |
| 49 | 1.44.90 | 22 | Donato Sabia | | ITA | 3/1 | Seoul | 25-09-1988 |
| 50 | 1.44.91 | | Tracy Baskin | 2 | USA | 3 | Indianapolis IN | 19-07-1988 |
| 51 | 1.44.91 | | Johnny Gray | 8 | USA | 1 | Monaco | 02-08-1988 |
| 52 | 1.44.92 | 23 | Ibrahim Okash | | SOM | 3 | Kvarnsveden | 19-06-1988 |
| 53 | 1.44.94 | | Peter Elliott | 5 | GBR | 4/1 | Seoul | 25-09-1988 |
| 54 | 1.44.98 | 24 | Rob Druppers | | NED | 2 | Sevilla | 01-06-1988 |
| 55 | 1.44.99 | | José Luiz Barbosa | 5 | BRA | 3/2 | Seoul | 25-09-1988 |