FORM 3
        	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
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                      	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	                      	

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

Press James E	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY)
12/20/2006 
	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

BEST BUY CO INC [BBY]	
(Last)        (First)        (Middle)

7601 PENN AVENUE SOUTH	4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

__ X __ Director                            _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)          _____ Other (specify below)	
(Street)

RICHFIELD, MN 55423       

(City)              (State)              (Zip)	5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person	

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned	
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)	

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)	
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(MM/DD/YYYY)	3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)	
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares				
Stock Option (Right to Buy)  	12/20/2006  	12/19/2016  	Common Stock  	1875  	$48.36  	D  	 	

Explanation of Responses:	

Reporting Owners	
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships	
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other	
Press James E
7601 PENN AVENUE SOUTH
RICHFIELD, MN 55423	X				

Signatures		
/s/ Lisa Beth Lentini Attorney-in-fact for James E. Press		12/26/2006	
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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POWER OF ATTORNEY
 KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, James E. Press, hereby constitute and appoint Joseph M. Joyce, Todd G. Hartman, Mark J. Geldernick and Lisa Beth Lentini, and each of them, my true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents,each acting alone, with full powers of substitution and resubstitution for me and in my name, place and stead, to sign any reports on Form 3 (Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership of Securities), Form 4 (Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership of Securities) and Form 5 (Annual Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership) relating to transactions by me in Common Stock or other securities of Best Buy Co., Inc., and all amendments thereto, and to file the same, with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the New York Stock Exchange, Inc., granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, or their substitutes, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite or necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as I might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This Power of Attorney shall be effective until such time as I deliver a written revocation thereof to my above-named attorneys-in-fact and agents.

Dated:  December 20, 2006                       /s/ James E. Press
                                                    James E. Press	

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