| All-time women's best performance 4x100m |
| 1 | 41.37 | German Democratic Republic | GDR | | 1 | Canberra | 851006 |
| 2 | 41.47 | United States | USA | | 1 | Athína | 970809 |
| 3 | 41.49 | Russia | RUS | | 1 | Stuttgart | 930822 |
| 4 | 41.49 | United States | USA | | 2 | Stuttgart | 930822 |
| 5 | 41.52 | United States | USA | | h1:1 | Athína | 970809 |
| 6 | 41.53 | German Democratic Republic | GDR | | 1 | East Berlin | 830731 |
| 7 | 41.55 | United States | USA | | 1 | West Berlin | 870821 |
| 8 | 41.58 | United States | USA | | 1 | Roma | 870906 |
| 9 | 41.60 | German Democratic Republic | GDR | | 1 | Moskva | 800801 |
| 10 | 41.61A | United States | USA | | 1 | Colorado Springs | 830703 |
| 11 | 41.63 | United States | USA | | 1 | Los Angeles | 830625 |
| 12 | 41.65 | United States | USA | | 1 | Los Angeles | 840811 |
| 13 | 41.65 | German Democratic Republic | GDR | | 1 | Moskva | 850817 |
| 14 | 41.68 | German Democratic Republic | GDR | | 1 | Split, YUG | 900901 |
| 15 | 41.69 | German Democratic Republic | GDR | | 1 | Potsdam | 840721 |
| 16 | 41.73 | German Democratic Republic | GDR | | 1 | East Berlin | 880913 |
| 17 | 41.76 | German Democratic Republic | GDR | | 1 | Helsinki | 830808 |
| 18 | 41.79 | German Democratic Republic | GDR | | 1 | Karl-Marx-Stadt | 870620 |
| 19 | 41.84 | German Democratic Republic | GDR | | 1 | Stuttgart | 860831 |
| 20 | 41.85 | German Democratic Republic | GDR | | 1 | Potsdam | 800713 |
| 21 | 41.85 | German Democratic Republic | GDR | | 1 | Zürich | 840822 |
| 22 | 41.87 | German Democratic Republic | GDR | | 1 | Gateshead | 890805 |
| 23 | 41.92 | Bahamas | BAH | | 1 | Sevilla, ESP | 990829 |
| 24 | 41.94 | German Democratic Republic | GDR | | 1 | Praha | 870627 |
| 25 | 41.94 | Jamaica | JAM | | 1 | Tokyo | 910901 |
| 26 | 41.94 | Jamaica | JAM | | 3 | Stuttgart | 930822 |
| 27 | 41.95 | German Democratic Republic | GDR | | 2 | Roma | 870906 |
| 28 | 41.95 | United States | USA | | 1 | Atlanta, Ga | 960803 |
| 29 | 41.95 | Bahamas | BAH | | 1 | Sydney, AUS | 000930 |
| 30 | 41.98 | United States | USA | | 1 | Seoul | 881001 |
| 31 | 41.99 | German Democratic Republic | GDR | | 1 | Karl-Marx-Stadt | 820709 |
| 32 | 42.00 | Soviet Union -91 | URS | | 2 | Moskva | 850817 |
| 33 | 42.00 | United States | USA | | 1 | Johannesburg | 980913 |
| 34 | 42.06 | United States | USA | | 1 | Uniondale, NY | 980722 |
| 35 | 42.06 | France | FRA | | 2 | Sevilla, ESP | 990829 |
| 36 | 42.07 | German Democratic Republic | GDR | | 1 | Erfurt | 850622 |
| 37 | 42.08mx | Bulgaria | BUL | | 1 | Praha | 840808 |
| 38 | 42.09 | German Democratic Republic | GDR | | 1 | Torino | 790804 |
| 39 | 42.09 | German Democratic Republic | GDR | | 1 | East Berlin | 800709 |
| 40 | 42.09 | German Democratic Republic | GDR | | 2 | Los Angeles | 830625 |
| 41 | 42.09 | German Democratic Republic | GDR | | 2 | Seoul | 881001 |
| 42 | 42.10 | German Democratic Republic | GDR | | 1 | Karl-Marx-Stadt | 790610 |
| 43 | 42.10 | Soviet Union -91 | URS | | 2 | Moskva | 800801 |
| 44 | 42.10 | Jamaica | JAM | | 2 | Athína | 970809 |
| 45 | 42.11 | United States | USA | | 1 | Barcelona | 920808 |
| 46 | 42.11 | United States | USA | | 1 | Göteborg | 950813 |
| 47 | 42.12 | United States | USA | | 1 | Moskva | 860708 |
| 48 | 42.13 | United States | USA | | 1 | Monaco | 000818 |
| 49 | 42.13 | Jamaica | JAM | | 2 | Sydney, AUS | 000930 |
| 50 | 42.14 | Bahamas | BAH | | 2 | Atlanta, Ga | 960803 |
| 51 | 42.15 | Jamaica | JAM | | 3 | Sevilla, ESP | 990829 |
| 52 | 42.15 | Jamaica | JAM | | s1:2 | Sydney, AUS | 000929 |
| 53 | 42.16 | Commonwealth of Independent States | EUN | | 2 | Barcelona | 920808 |
| 54 | 42.17 | Soviet Union -91 | URS | | 2 | Moskva | 860708 |
| 55 | 42.19 | Europa | EUR | | 1 | Montréal | 790826 |
| 56 | 42.19 | German Democratic Republic | GDR | | 1 | Athína | 820911 |
| 57 | 42.19 | Bahamas | BAH | | 2 | Uniondale, NY | 980722 |
