FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16.  Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). (Print or Type Responses)	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C.  20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP 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	OMB APPROVAL
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 1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

Walden,    John    C. (Last)            (First)              (Middle)


7075 Flying Cloud Drive (Street)


Eden Prairie, MN    55344 (City)       (State)          (Zip)

   2. Issuer Name and Ticker
    or Trading Symbol

Best Buy Co., Inc.   BBY  3. I.R.S. Identification
    Number of Reporting
    Person, if an entity
    (voluntary)

 4. Statement for
 (Month/Day/Year)

1/14/03

 5. If Amendment, Date of
   Original (Month/Day/Year)

 6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer      (Check all applicable)

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

Executive Vice President – Human Capital & Leadership  
 7. 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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/ Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/ Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	1/14/03		S		8,800	D	$28.12
Common Stock	1/14/03		S		1,200	D	$28.16	58,000	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/ Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/ Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Securities: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$33.00

*

05/02/09

Common Stock

150,000

D

Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$34.45

*

02/27/10

Common Stock

22,500

D

Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$44.79

*

09/19/10

Common Stock

135,000

D

Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$37.06

*

04/26/11

Common Stock

43,725

D

Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$51.27

*

04/10/12

Common Stock

43,725

D

 Explanation of Responses:

* The option vests in four equal installments beginning one year from the date of grant.

/s/ Nancy J. Wigchers ** Signature of Reporting Person	1/14/03 Date
Attorney-in-fact for John C. Walden

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).

** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations.
      See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).

Note:   File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.

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Last update: 09/05/2002

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, John C. Walden, hereby constitute and appoint Joseph M. Joyce, Nancy J. Wigchers, Mark Geldernick, and Joseph W. Wirth 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 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:  August 23, 2002	/s/ John C. Walden
	John C. Walden