World's Tallest Building Progression from 1901 - Present

Name each building that held the title of the "World's Tallest" since 1901. Building, not structure. There is some dispute on the first answer, so I will accept both claims but only list one in the answer key.
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Years as the Tallest
Height
City
Answer
1901-1908
167m
Philadelphia
Philadelphia City Hall
1908-1909
186.57m
New York
Singer Building
1909-1913
213.36m
New York
Metropolitan Life Tower
1913–1930
241.4m
New York
Woolworth Building
1930
283m
New York
Bank of Manhattan Trust Building
1930-1931
318.3m
New York
Chrysler Building
1931-1972
381m
New York
Empire State Building
1972–1974
417m
New York
World Trade Center
1974-1998
442m
Chicago
Sears Tower
1998-2004
451.9m
Kuala Lumpur
Petronas Towers
2004-2010
509.2m
Taipei
Taipei 101
2010-Present
828m
Dubai
Burj Khalifa
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