| | "Name","Street address","Years as tallest","Height |
| | ft (m)","Floors" |
| | "Globe Building","4th Street South","1882–1886","157 (48)","8" |
| | "Lumber Exchange Building","10 5th Street South","1886–1887","165 (50)","12" |
| | "Industrial Exposition Building","Central Avenue Southeast and Main Street Southeast","1887–1890","240 (73)","8" |
| | "Metropolitan Building","308 2nd Avenue South","1890–1895","258 (79)","12" |
| | "Minneapolis City Hall","350 5th Street South","1895–1929","341 (104)","14" |
| | "Foshay Tower","821 Marquette Avenue","1929–1973","448 (137)","32" |
| | "IDS Tower","80 8th Street South","1973–present","792 (241)","55" |
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