| # | Mark | Skater | Country | Date | Rink |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20.21,4 | Oskar Fredriksen | NOR | 14 Jan 1893 | Amsterdam Museumplein |
| 2 | 19.47,4 | Halvdan Nielsen | NOR | 13 Feb 1893 | Neglingeviken |
| 3 | 19.22,8 | Frithjof Ericson | SWE | 7 Jan 1894 | Neglingeviken |
| 4 | 19.12,4 | Jaap Eden | NED | 10 Feb 1894 | Neglingeviken |
| 5 | 17.56,0 | Jaap Eden | NED | 23 Feb 1895 | Hamar Mjøsen |
| 6 | 17.50,6 | Peder Østlund | NOR | 11 Feb 1900 | Davos |
| 7 | 17.46,3 | Oscar Mathisen | NOR | 18 Feb 1912 | Oslo Gamle Frogner |
| 8 | 17.36,4 | Oscar Mathisen | NOR | 25 Jan 1913 | Trondheim Øen |
| 9 | 17.22,6 | Oscar Mathisen | NOR | 1 Feb 1913 | Oslo Gamle Frogner |
| 10 | 17.17,4 | Armand Carlsen | NOR | 5 Feb 1928 | Davos |
| 11 | 17.14,4 | Ivar Ballangrud | NOR | 6 Feb 1938 | Davos |
| 12 | 17.01,5 | Charles Mathiesen | NOR | 3 Mar 1940 | Hamar Stadion |
| 13 | 16.57,4 | Hjalmar Andersen | NOR | 6 Feb 1949 | Davos |
| 14 | 16.51,4 | Hjalmar Andersen | NOR | 27 Jan 1952 | Gjøvik |
| 15 | 16.32,6 | Hjalmar Andersen | NOR | 10 Feb 1952 | Hamar Stadion |
| 16 | 15.46,6 | Knut Johannesen | NOR | 27 Feb 1960 | Squaw Valley |
| 17 | 15.33,0 | Jonny Nilsson | SWE | 24 Feb 1963 | Karuizawa |
| 18 | 15.32,2 | Fred Anton Maier | NOR | 6 Feb 1966 | Oslo Bislett |
| 19 | 15.31,8 | Fred Anton Maier | NOR | 28 Feb 1967 | Inzell |
| 20 | 15.29,5 | Fred Anton Maier | NOR | 21 Jan 1968 | Horten |
| 21 | 15.20,3 | Fred Anton Maier | NOR | 28 Jan 1968 | Oslo Bislett |
| 22 | 15.16,1 | Per Willy Guttormsen | NOR | 10 Mar 1968 | Inzell |
| 23 | 15.03,6 | Kees Verkerk | NED | 26 Jan 1969 | Inzell |
| 24 | 15.01,6 | Ard Schenk | NED | 14 Feb 1971 | Göteborg Nya Ullevi |
| 25 | 14.55,9 | Ard Schenk | NED | 14 Mar 1971 | Inzell |
| 26 | 14.52,73 | Viktor Varlamov | URS | 25 Mar 1975 | Medeo |
| 27 | 14.50,31 | Sten Stensen | NOR | 25 Jan 1976 | Oslo Bislett |
| 28 | 14.43,92 | Piet Kleine | NED | 13 Mar 1976 | Inzell |
| 29 | 14.38,08 | Sten Stensen | NOR | 21 Mar 1976 | Medeo |
| 30 | 14.34,33 | Viktor Lyoskin | URS | 3 Apr 1977 | Medeo |
| 31 | 14.28,13 | Eric Heiden | USA | 23 Feb 1980 | Lake Placid Bunny Sheffield |
| 32 | 14.26,71 | Dmitri Ogloblin | URS | 29 Mar 1980 | Medeo |
| 33 | 14.23,59 | Tomas Gustafson | SWE | 31 Jan 1982 | Oslo Bislett |
| 34 | 14.21,51 | Igor Malkov | URS | 24 Mar 1984 | Medeo |
| 35 | 14.12,14 | Geir Karlstad | NOR | 16 Feb 1986 | Inzell |
| 36 | 14.03,92 | Geir Karlstad | NOR | 15 Feb 1987 | Heerenveen Thialf |
| 37 | 13.48,51 | Geir Karlstad | NOR | 4 Dec 1987 | Calgary |
| 38 | 13.48,20 | Tomas Gustafson | SWE | 21 Feb 1988 | Calgary |
| 39 | 13.43,54 | Johann Olav Koss | NOR | 10 Feb 1991 | Heerenveen Thialf |
| 40 | 13.30,55 | Johann Olav Koss | NOR | 20 Feb 1994 | Hamar Vikingskipet |
| 41 | 13.15,33 | Gianni Romme | NED | 17 Feb 1998 | Nagano |
| 42 | 13.08,71 | Gianni Romme | NED | 29 Mar 1998 | Calgary |
| 43 | 13.03,40 | Gianni Romme | NED | 26 Nov 2000 | Heerenveen Thialf |
| 44 | 12.58,92 | Jochem Uytdehaage | NED | 22 Feb 2002 | Salt Lake City-Kearns |
| 45 | 12.57,92 | Carl Verheijen | NED | 4 Dec 2005 | Heerenveen Thialf |
| 46 | 12.55,11 | Chad Hedrick | USA | 31 Dec 2005 | Salt Lake City-Kearns |
| 47 | 12.51,60 | Sven Kramer | NED | 19 Mar 2006 | Calgary |
| 48 | 12.49,88 | Sven Kramer | NED | 11 Feb 2007 | Heerenveen Thialf |
| 49 | 12.41,69 | Sven Kramer | NED | 10 Mar 2007 | Salt Lake City-Kearns |