She caused quite a frenzy last Friday when she released her first single in three years.
Accompanied by a music video, Adele failed to disappoint with her comeback offering, Hello.
So it comes as little surprise that the lead track from her upcoming album, 25, rocketed straight to number one in the charts.
Right back where she belongs! Adele has rocketed straight to number one with her comeback single Hello
The nostalgic ballad sold 165,00 copies in just three days and according to the Official Charts Company show the single has been downloaded roughly 156,000 times.
The 27-year-old multi-Grammy Award winning is also on course to climb the top of the US charts.
Reports suggest that the mother-of-one's latest release has sold an estimated 450,000 downloads in two days Stateside.
Top of the Pops: The nostalgic ballad sold 165,00 copies in three days and has been downloaded 156,000 times
Meanwhile, the producer of Hello, Greg Kurstin has admitted that he found it a deep struggle to keep the song a secret.
In an interview with The Associated Press, the 46-year-old, who also co-wrote the hit, said: 'I'm not going to lie - it's not easy to hold that information in for that long.'
He continued: 'You kind of want to shout it out, run around in the streets yelling to random strangers what you've just done.'
'You kind of want to shout it out': Greg Kurstin, who produced the single, admitted that he found it a deep struggle to keep the song a secret for such a long time
Released on Friday, after its worldwide premiere on The Radio 1 Breakfast Show with Nick Grimshaw, Hello topped the iTunes singles chart in 102 countries.
The visuals, which stars Tristan Wilds, for the single also broke the Vevo record for most views in a day with 27.7 million.
Adele's new album, 25, is set to hit stores November 20 and has already claimed the number one spot in 93 countries on pre-order.
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