It was number three at the time of writing, behind last week's official UK number one Gangnam Style, and Rihanna.
The full single was released at 00:07 BST, after a 90 second clip was apparently 'leaked' online this week.
The 23rd Bond film, Skyfall - Daniel Craig's third outing as 007 - is released in UK cinemas on 26 October.
Adele ended months of speculation over her Bond involvement on Monday, when she posted a picture on Twitter, featuring the cover page of the sheet music for the Skyfall theme, bearing her name alongside longtime producer and co-writer Paul Epworth's.
Epworth told BBC 6 Music that the theme was intended to echo the narrative of the film.
"The [Bond theme] songs seem to fall into groups, in terms of subject matter," said Epworth. "Some of them have a romanticism to them, and some of them are very much about the narrative of the film.
"We went very much with the narrative of the film. We talk a lot about Bond's relationship to the country... and to MI6.
"There's a little bit of that in the lyrics, and I guess we were trying to find a way to almost make that romantic, you know?"
Skyfall was recorded at Abbey Road Studios in London, and features a 77-piece orchestra.
Adele broke her silence on the track in an official message on the James Bond website on Monday: "When we recorded the strings, it was one of the proudest moments of my life.
"I'll be back-combing my hair when I'm 60, telling people I was a Bond girl back in the day, I'm sure!"
The singer admitted she was a "little hesitant" about accepting the challenge because of the "instant spotlight and pressure" that came with a Bond song.
But, she said it ended up being a "no-brainer" after she fell in love with the script.
"It was also a lot of fun writing to a brief, something I've never done, which made it exciting," added Adele.
Epworth said they worked hard to give it, "the James Bond feeling", and it was "definitely a conscious thing" to weave The James Bond Theme by Monty Norman into the harmony and some of the chords.
He added: "It's a dark and moody Bond theme. It's definitely not as positive, or up and exciting, as some.
"But I think you will need to see the film and see where the song happens in the context of the film.... and it will all make sense."
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