Kool & The Gang - "Cherish"

Crickets chirping and birds singing are just a couple examples of nature turning up in songs that hit #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart, but let's not forget about a wave crashing ashore.  Thanks to the first three seconds of Kool & The Gang's "Cherish", that sound effect also found its way on the radio in 1985 and also found its way to #1.

Johnny Rivers - "Slow Dancin' (Swayin' to the Music)"

Taking a page out of Minnie Ripperton's book, Johnny Rivers decided to add the sound of nature into one of his songs.  In this case, the sounds of crickets found its way into his hit "Slow Dancin' (Swayin' to the Music)".