A best of five list without the Japanese Zero is nationalist nonsense. The plane, best of the world in its day, weighed the same as an SUV, but the radial engine produced over 1,000 horsepower. If you can imagine driving a thousand HP SUV, you can imagine what it was like handling a Zero.
The Zero was a flash in the pan. A highly maneuverable platform flown by outstanding combat veterans naturally faired better against inexperienced American pilots flying Brewster Buffaloes but even the much maligned F4F Wildcats had higher kill rates versus the Zero
The P-38 Lightning effectively rendered the Zero obsolete.