Datasets:
| | 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 | | |