| 258 | Joanne Pavey |  | 4:01.79 | | 13 sept 2003 | Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) |
| 258 | Sage Hurta |  | 4:01.79 | | 29 jul 2022 | Billy J. Murphy Track and Field Complex, Memphis, TN (USA) |
| 261 | Ludovica Cavalli |  | 4:01.84 | | 22 ago 2023 | Nemzeti Atlétikai Központ, Budapest (HUN) |
| 261 | Yvonne Graham |  | 4:01.84 | | 25 jul 1995 | Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) |
| 261 | Ivana Walterová |  | 4:01.84 | | 11 ago 1986 | Budapest (HUN) |
| 264 | Senbere Teferi |  | 4:01.86 | | 15 may 2015 | Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha (QAT) |
| 265 | Hannah England | | 4:01.89 | | 22 jul 2011 | Barcelona (ESP) |
| 266 | Małgorzata Rydz |  | 4:01.91 | | 8 ago 1992 | Estadio Olímpico, Barcelona (ESP) |
| 267 | Courtney Babcock |  | 4:01.99 | | 5 sept 2003 | Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles (BEL) |
| 268 | Meseret Defar | | 4:02.00 | | 12 jun 2010 | Icahn Stadium, New York, NY (USA) |
| 269 | Anna Alminova |  | 4:02.02 | | 20 jul 2008 | Kazan (RUS) |
| 270 | Riley Chamberlain | | 4:02.03 | | 12 jul 2025 | Jack Kemp Stadium - Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA (USA) |
| 270 | Lucia Stafford | | 4:02.03 | | 27 may 2023 | Drake Stadium, Los Angeles, CA (USA) |
| 272 | Wilma Nielsen |  | 4:02.05 | | 12 ago 2025 | Nemzeti Atlétikai Központ, Budapest (HUN) |
| 273 | Geraldine Hendricken |  | 4:02.08 | | 14 sept 2002 | Stade Charléty, Paris (FRA) |
| 274 | Judith Kiyeng |  | 4:02.09 | | 4 jun 2023 | FBK Stadium, Hengelo (NED) |
| 276 | Olga Churbanova | | 4:02.10 | | 21 ago 1994 | Köln (GER) |
| 277 | Meskerem Assefa | | 4:02.12 | | 26 may 2011 | Stadio Olimpico, Roma (ITA) |
| 278 | Sonja Roman |  | 4:02.13 | | 10 jul 2009 | Stadio Olimpico, Roma (ITA) |
| 278 | Lyudmila Borisova | | 4:02.13 | | 4 jul 1996 | St. Petersburg (RUS) |
| 280 | Elana Meyer |  | 4:02.15 | | 21 mar 1992 | Cape Town (RSA) |
| 281 | Maia Ramsden |  | 4:02.20 | | 8 ago 2024 | Stade de France, Paris (FRA) |
| 281 | Ingvill Måkestad Bovim |  | 4:02.20 | | 29 ago 2010 | Stadio Guidobaldi, Rieti (ITA) |
| 283 | Yelena Kanales | | 4:02.23 | | 15 jun 2006 | Tula (RUS) |
| 284 | Corina Dumbrăvean |  | 4:02.24 | | 13 ago 2006 | Ullevi Stadium, Göteborg (SWE) |
| 285 | Susan Krumins |  | 4:02.25 | | 27 ago 2017 | Olympiastadion, Berlin (GER) |
| 285 | Lidiya Volodina | | 4:02.25 | | 24 jun 1984 | Kiev (URS) |
| 287 | Rachel Smith | | 4:02.26 | | 12 jul 2019 | Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) |
| 287 | Patricia Djaté-Taillard |  | 4:02.26 | | 23 ago 1996 | Bruxelles (BEL) |
| 289 | Carmen Douma-Hussar | | 4:02.29 | | 28 ago 2005 | Rieti (ITA) |
| 290 | Sylwia Ejdys | | 4:02.30 | | 28 jul 2009 | Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) |
| 291 | Shireen Bailey | | 4:02.32 | | 1 oct 1988 | Olympic Stadium, Seoul (KOR) |
| 291 | Olga Komyagina | | 4:02.32 | | 20 ago 2000 | Leverkusen (GER) |
| 291 | Katharina Trost |  | 4:02.32 | | 16 jul 2023 | Stadion Śląski, Chorzów (POL) |
| 291 | Janeth Jepkosgei | | 4:02.32 | | 16 sept 2011 | Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles (BEL) |
| 295 | Olga Zhuravlyova | | 4:02.33 | | 22 jun 1984 | Kiev (URS) |
| 295 | Nikolina Shtereva |  | 4:02.33 | | 29 jul 1976 | Olympic Stadium, Montréal (CAN) |
| 297 | Sara Kuivisto |  | 4:02.35 | | 4 ago 2021 | National Stadium, Tokyo (JPN) |
| 298 | Lyudmila Veselkova | | 4:02.37 | | 22 jun 1984 | Kiev (URS) |
| 299 | Jolanda Čeplak | | 4:02.44 | | 24 may 2003 | Eugene, OR (USA) |
| 300 | Lyudmila Vasilyeva | | 4:02.45 | | 24 ago 2001 | Bruxelles (BEL) |
| 301 | Lyubov Gurina | | 4:02.47 | | 2 ago 1994 | Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) |
| 302 | Yevgeniya Zolotova | | 4:02.49 | | 26 jul 2009 | Cheboksary (RUS) |
| 303 | Teresiah Muthoni Gateri | | 4:02.54 | | 22 sept 2024 | Ishin Me-Life Stadium, Yamaguchi (JPN) |
| 303 | Stephanie Twell | | 4:02.54 | | 19 ago 2010 | Letzigrund, Zürich (SUI) |
| 303 | Hasna Benhassi |  | 4:02.54 | | 11 jul 2003 | Stadio Olimpico, Roma (ITA) |
| 306 | Olesya Chumakova-Mikheyeva | | 4:02.55 | | 28 ago 2005 | Rieti (ITA) |
| 307 | Hanna Klein | | 4:02.58 | | 12 jun 2021 | Parc des Sports C. Ehrmann, Nice (FRA) |
| 308 | Irene Jelagat | | 4:02.59 | | 29 may 2011 | FBK Stadium, Hengelo (NED) |
| 308 | Whittni Morgan | | 4:02.59 | | 20 jul 2024 | Jack Kemp Stadium - Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA (USA) |
