8-K

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC  20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) April 1, 2004

BEST BUY CO., INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Minnesota	1-9595	41-0907483
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
7601 Penn Avenue South Richfield, Minnesota		55423
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (612) 291-1000

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c) Exhibits.

The following is furnished as an Exhibit to this Report.

Exhibit No.	Description of Exhibit
99	Press release issued April 1, 2004. Any internet addresses provided in this release are for information purposes only and are not intended to be hyperlinks. Accordingly, no information in any of these internet addresses is included herein.

Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure.

Pursuant to Item 9, “Regulation FD Disclosure,” information is being furnished with respect to Best Buy Co., Inc.’s press release, issued on April 1, 2004, announcing the declaration of a regular quarterly cash dividend.

The press release issued on April 1, 2004, is furnished as Exhibit No. 99 to this Report. Best Buy Co., Inc.’s Annual Report to Shareholders and its reports on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K and other publicly available information should be consulted for other important information about the registrant.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	BEST BUY CO., INC.
	(Registrant)
Date: April 2, 2004	By:	/s/ Bruce H. Besanko
		Bruce H. Besanko
		Vice President - Finance

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EX-99

Exhibit No. 99

For Immediate Release

Media Contact:	Investor Contact:
Susan Busch, Director of Corporate PR	Shannon Burns, Senior Investor Relations Manager
(612) 291-6114 or Susan.Busch@bestbuy.com	(612) 291-6126 or shannon.burns@bestbuy.com

Best BuyDeclares Regular Quarterly Cash Dividend

MINNEAPOLIS, April 1, 2004 – The Board of Directors of Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE: BBY) yesterday declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of 10 cents per common share. The dividend is payable on May 12, 2004, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on April 21, 2004. The company had 324,648,439 shares of common stock issued and outstanding as of Feb. 28, 2004.

Best Buy paid its first cash dividend in December 2003.

About Best Buy Co., Inc.

Minneapolis-based Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE: BBY) is North America’s leading specialty retailer of consumer electronics, personal computers, entertainment software and appliances. The company’s subsidiaries operate retail stores and/or Web sites under the names: Best Buy (BestBuy.com), Future Shop (FutureShop.ca), Geek Squad (GeekSquad.com), and Magnolia Audio Video (Magnoliaav.com). The company’s subsidiaries reach consumers through more than 750 stores in the United States and Canada.

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