Cet article contient la liste des étoiles les plus massives par ordre décroissant de masse.
| Nom de l'étoile | Masse solaire |
|---|
| R136a1 | 265-320 |
| Peony Nebula Star | 175 |
| HD 269810 | 150 |
| Eta Carinae | 150-300 |
| HD 93129A | 125 |
| Étoile du Pistolet | 80-150 |
| LBV 1806-20 | 130-200 |
| HD 93129 A + B | A=120, B=80 |
| HD 93250 | 118 |
| NGC 3603 A1 | A=116, B=89 |
| Pismis 24-1 A + B | A=100–120, B=100 |
| Arches cluster | Many stars, 100–130 |
| Pismis 24-17 | 100 |
| S Doradus | 100 |
| Cygnus OB2-12 | 92 |
| WR20 a + b |
| Melnick 42 | 80–100 |
| HD 97950 | 80 |
| Sk-71 51 | 80 |
| R 66 | 70 |
| Companion to M33 X-7 | 70 |
| LH54-425 A + B | A=62, B=37 |
| Var 83 in M33 | 60–85 |
| Sher 25 in NGC 3603 | 60 |
| Zeta1 Scorpii | 60 |
| Zeta Puppis | 59 |
| WR22 | 55–74 |
| Plaskett A + B | A=43, B=51 |
| AG Carinae | 50 |
| WR102c | 45–55 |
| IRS-8* | 44.5 |
| HD 5980 A + B | A=40–62, B=30 |
| Epsilon Orionis | 40 |
| HD 148937 | 40 |
| IRAS 05423-7120 | 40 |
| Rho Cassiopeiae | 40 |
| Theta1 Orionis C | 40 |
| Xi Persei | 40 |
| Companion to NGC300 X-1 | 38 |
| Cluster R136a | 12 stars, all 37–76 |
| Chi2 Orionis | 35–40 |
| Companion to IC10 X-1 | 35 |
| VY Canis Majoris | 30–40 |
| Gamma Velorum A | 30 |
| P Cygni | 30 |
| R 126 | 30 |
| Zeta Orionis | 28 |
| IRS 15 | 26 |
| VV Cephei | 25–40 |
| Alpha Camelopardalis | 25–30 |
| 6 Cassiopeiae | 25 |
| EZ Canis Majoris | 25 |
| KY Cygni | 25 |
| Mu Cephei | 25 |
| V509 Cassiopeiae | 25 |
| NGC 7538 S | 20–40 |
| Alpha Orionis (Betelgeuse) | 20 |
| S Monocerotis A | 18–30 |
| WR47 | 8–48 |