Before the September 11 terrorist attacks, the twin towers of the World Trade Center occupied the number 2 position (or 2 and 3 if one chooses to count them separately).
{| !Name!!City!! Height !! Stories !! Year Finished |- |1.) Sears Tower || Chicago ||align="center"| 442m ||align="center"| 108 ||align="center"| 1974 |- |2.) Empire State Building || New York City ||align="center"| 381m ||align="center"| 102 ||align="center"| 1931 |- |3.) Aon Center || Chicago ||align="center"| 346m ||align="center"| 83 ||align="center"| 1973 |- |4.) John Hancock Center || Chicago ||align="center"| 344m ||align="center"| 100 ||align="center"| 1969 |- |5.) Chrysler Building || New York City ||align="center"| 319m ||align="center"| 77 ||align="center"| 1930 |- |6.) Bank of America Plaza || Atlanta ||align="center"| 312m ||align="center"| 55 ||align="center"| 1992 |- |7.) U.S. Bank Tower || Los Angeles ||align="center"| 310m ||align="center"| 73 ||align="center"| 1990 |- |8.) AT&T Corporate Center || Chicago ||align="center"| 307m ||align="center"| 60 ||align="center"| 1989 |- |9.) J.P. Morgan Chase Tower || Houston ||align="center"| 305m ||align="center"| 75 ||align="center"| 1982 |- |10.) Two Prudential Plaza || Chicago ||align="center"| 303m ||align="center"| 64 ||align="center"| 1990 |- |11.) Wells Fargo Plaza || Houston ||align="center"| 296m ||align="center"| 71 ||align="center"| 1983 |- |12.) Bank of America Tower || Seattle ||align="center"| 295m ||align="center"| 76 ||align="center"| 1985 |- |13.) 311 South Wacker Drive || Chicago ||align="center"| 293m ||align="center"| 65 ||align="center"| 1990 |- |14.) American International || New York City ||align="center"| 290m ||align="center"| 66 ||align="center"| 1932 |- |15.) Key Tower || Cleveland ||align="center"| 289m ||align="center"| 57 ||align="center"| 1991 |- |16.) One Liberty Place || Philadelphia ||align="center"| 288m ||align="center"| 61 ||align="center"| 1987 |- |17.) Trump Building || New York City ||align="center"| 283m ||align="center"| 71 ||align="center"| 1930 |- |18.) Bank of America Plaza || Dallas ||align="center"| 281m ||align="center"| 72 ||align="center"| 1985 |- |19.) Citigroup Center || New York City ||align="center"| 279m ||align="center"| 59 ||align="center"| 1977 |- |20.) Williams Tower || Houston ||align="center"| 275m ||align="center"| 64 ||align="center"| 1983 |- |21.) Renaissance Tower || Dallas ||align="center"| 270m ||align="center"| 56 ||align="center"| 1974 |- |22.) 900 North Michigan || Chicago ||align="center"| 265m ||align="center"| 66 ||align="center"| 1989 |- |23.) Bank of America Corp. Ctr || Charlotte ||align="center"| 265m ||align="center"| 60 ||align="center"| 1992 |- |24.) SunTrust Plaza || Atlanta ||align="center"| 265m ||align="center"| 60 ||align="center"| 1992 |- |25.) Trump World Tower || New York City ||align="center"| 262m ||align="center"| 72 ||align="center"| 2001 |- |26.) Water Tower Place || Chicago ||align="center"| 262m ||align="center"| 74 ||align="center"| 1976 |- |27.) Aon Center || Los Angeles ||align="center"| 262m ||align="center"| 62 ||align="center"| 1974 |- |28.) Transamerica Pyramid || San Francisco ||align="center"| 260m ||align="center"| 48 ||align="center"| 1972 |- |29.) Bank One Plaza || Chicago ||align="center"| 259m ||align="center"| 60 ||align="center"| 1969 |- |30.) GE Building || New York City ||align="center"| 259m ||align="center"| 69 ||align="center"| 1933 |- |31.) Two Liberty Place || Philadelphia ||align="center"| 258m ||align="center"| 58 ||align="center"| 1990 |- |32.) Park Tower || Chicago ||align="center"| 257m ||align="center"| 67 ||align="center"| 2000 |- |33.) U.S. Steel Tower || Pittsburgh ||align="center"| 256m ||align="center"| 64 ||align="center"| 1970 |- |34.) One Atlantic Center || Atlanta ||align="center"| 250m ||align="center"| 50 ||align="center"| 1987 |- |35.) Cityspire || New York City ||align="center"| 248m ||align="center"| 75 ||align="center"| 1989 |- |36.) One Chase Manhattan Plaza || New York City ||align="center"| 248m ||align="center"| 60 ||align="center"| 1960 |- |37.) Bank One Tower || Indianapolis ||align="center"| 247m ||align="center"| 49 ||align="center"| 1990 |- |38.) Conde Nast Building || New York City ||align="center"| 247m ||align="center"| 48 ||align="center"| 1999 |- |39.) MetLife Building || New York City ||align="center"| 246m ||align="center"| 60 ||align="center"| 1963 |- |40.) Four Seasons Hotel & Tower || Miami ||align="center"| 242m ||align="center"| 64 ||align="center"| 2003 |- |41.) Mellon Bank Center || Philadelphia ||align="center"| 241m ||align="center"| 54 ||align="center"| 1990 |- |42.) Woolworth Building || New York City ||align="center"| 241m ||align="center"| 57 ||align="center"| 1913 |- |43.) John Hancock Tower || Boston ||align="center"| 241m ||align="center"| 60 ||align="center"| 1976 |- |44.) Bank One Center || Dallas ||align="center"| 240m ||align="center"| 60 ||align="center"| 1987 |- |45.) 30 Hudson Street || Jersey City ||align="center"| 238m ||align="center"| 42 ||align="center"| 2003 |- |46.) Bank of America Center || Houston ||align="center"| 238m ||align="center"| 56 ||align="center"| 1983 |- |47.) Bank of America Center || San Francisco ||align="center"| 237m ||align="center"| 52 ||align="center"| 1969 |- |48.) One Worldwide Plaza || New York City ||align="center"| 237m ||align="center"| 50 ||align="center"| 1989 |- |49.) 225 South Sixth || Minneapolis ||align="center"| 237m ||align="center"| 56 ||align="center"| 1992 |- |50.) IDS Center || Minneapolis ||align="center"| 236m ||align="center"| 57 ||align="center"| 1973 |- |}