| Time | Auto | Athlete | Nationality | Location of race | Date | Ref |
| 1:17.8 | | Gabriel G. Hollander | | unknown | unknown | |
| 1:16.4 | | Gabriel G. Hollander | | New York, New York, United States | March 25, 1897 | |
| 1:14.0 | | Eli B. Parsons | | New York, New York, United States | March 3, 1906 | |
| 1:14.0 | | John Baxter Taylor | | New York, New York, United States | February 9, 1907 | |
| 1:13.6 | | Mel Sheppard | | Brooklyn, New York, United States | March 30, 1907 | |
| 1:13.4 | | Tom Halpin | | Brooklyn, New York, United States | March 2, 1914 | |
| 1:12.8 | | Jake Driscoll | | Buffalo, New York, United States | April 14, 1923 | |
| 1:11.6 | | Alan Helffrich | | New York, New York, United States | March 17, 1925 | |
| 1:11.3 | | Charles Hornbostel | | New York, New York, United States | February 2, 1935 | |
| 1:11.1 | | James Herbert | | New York, New York, United States | March 12, 1938 | |
| 1:11.1 | | James Herbert | | Chicago, Illinois, United States | March 26, 1938 | |
| 1:10.8 | | James Herbert | | New York, New York, United States | March 9, 1940 | |
| 1:10.2 | | John Borican | | New York, New York, United States | March 8, 1941 | |
| 1:10.2 | | Hugh Short | | New York, New York, United States | February 6, 1943 | |
| 1:10.2 | | Mal Whitfield | | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | January 31, 1953 | |
| 1:09.5 | | Mal Whitfield | | New York, New York, United States | February 28, 1953 | |
| 1:09.5 | | Tom Courtney | | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | February 2, 1957 | |
| 1:09.3 | | George Kerr | | New York, New York, United States | March 3, 1961 | |
| 1:09.2 | | Wendell Mottley | | Ithaca, New York, United States | February 29, 1964 | |
| 1:09.0 | | Martin McGrady | | Louisville, Kentucky, United States | February 12, 1966 | |
| 1:08.7 | | Martin McGrady | | Los Angeles, California, United States | February 13, 1970 | |
| 1:08.7 | | Lee Evans | | Los Angeles, California, United States | February 13, 1970 | |
| 1:08.5 | | Martin McGrady | | Louisville, Kentucky, United States | February 14, 1970 | |
| 1:07.6 | | Martin McGrady | | New York, New York, United States | February 27, 1970 | |
| 1:07.53 | Mark Everett | | New York, New York, United States | February 7, 1992 | |
| 1:06.93 | Moitalel Naadokila | | Lubbock, Texas, United States | February 15, 2020 | |
| 1:06.68 | Jonathan Jones | | Ames, Iowa, United States | February 26, 2022 | |
| 1:05.75 | Jenoah McKiver | | Lubbock, Texas, United States | January 18, 2025 | |