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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Trooper
| alias = Canada's party band
| image = Trooper live February 21 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics-2.jpg
| landscape = yes
| alt = Trooper performing at Vancouver 2010 Olympic Victory Ceremonies
| caption = Trooper performing at Vancouver 2010 Olympic Victory Ceremonies. From L-R: [[Brian Smith (Canadian musician)|Brian Smith]], [[Gogo (Canadian musician)|Gogo]], [[Ra McGuire]], Clayton Hill, [[Scott Brown (bassist)|Scott Brown and former ]].
| origin = [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]], Canada
| genre = [[Rock music|Rock]], [[Pop music|pop]]
| years_active = 1975–present
| label = [[MCA Records|MCA]], [[RCA Records|RCA]], Great Pacific Records
| website = {{URL|trooper.com}}
| current_members = [[Gogo (Canadian musician)|Paul Gogo]]<br />[[Scott Brown (bassist)|Scott Brown]]<br />Clayton Hill<br />Steve Crane<br />[[Paul Laine]]
| past_members = [[Ra McGuire]]<br />[[Brian Smith (Canadian musician)|Brian Smith]]
}}
'''Trooper''' is a Canadian [[rock music|rock]] band formed by singer [[Ra McGuire]] and guitarist [[Brian Smith (Canadian musician)|Brian Smith]] in 1975. The group is best known for their 1970s hits "[[Raise a Little Hell]]", "[[We're Here for a Good Time (Not a Long Time)]]", "The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car", "[[Round Round We Go]]", "General Hand Grenade", "3 Dressed Up as a 9", "Janine", "Two for the Show", "Oh, Pretty Lady" and "Santa Maria".
== History ==
=== Winter's Green, Applejack, and the 1970s ===
In 1967, Ra McGuire and Brian Smith played in a band called '''Winter's Green''', which recorded two songs, "Are You a Monkey" and "Jump in the River Blues", on the Rumble Records Label. "Are You a Monkey" later appeared on a rock collection: 1983's "The History of Vancouver Rock and Roll, Vol. 3".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.answers.com/topic/the-history-of-vancouver-rock-and-roll-vol-3 |title=The History of Vancouver Rock and Roll, Vol. 3 1983: Album review and songs from |publisher=Answers.com |access-date=June 30, 2010}}</ref>
In the early seventies, Winter's Green changed their name to '''Applejack''' and added drummer Tommy Stewart and bassist Harry Kalensky to their line-up. Applejack became a very popular band in the [[Vancouver]] area, and began touring extensively in [[British Columbia]]. The band played a few original tunes such as "Raise a Little Hell" and "Oh, Pretty Lady", as well as Top 40 songs by artists such as [[Neil Young]] and [[Chicago (band)|Chicago]].
After hearing Applejack perform, [[Randy Bachman]] of [[Bachman–Turner Overdrive]] and [[The Guess Who]] signed the band to his "Legend" label. The band changed their name to '''Trooper''', and Bachman produced the band's self-titled debut album, ''[[Trooper (album)|Trooper]]'', which contained the Canadian hits "Baby Woncha Please Come Home" and "General Hand Grenade". Managed by [[Sam Feldman (music executive)|Sam Feldman]],<ref name="Inc.1976">{{cite magazine|author=Martin Melhuish|title=Striving for Success without Leaning on Government|magazine=Billboard|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qCQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT60|date=October 2, 1976|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|pages=60–|issn=0006-2510}}</ref> Trooper began touring extensively in both Canada and the United States.
[[File:TrooperLiveIn75.jpg|thumb|alt=|Trooper performing live in 1976.
L-R: Tommy Stewart (view blocked), [[Brian Smith (Canadian musician)|Brian Smith]], [[Ra McGuire]], Doni Underhill, Frank Ludwig]]
After moving from Legend Records to [[MCA Records]], Trooper added Frank Ludwig on keyboards. Their 1975 debut album was followed by ''[[Two for the Show Trooper (album)|Two for the Show]]'' in 1976, which was certified Gold in Canada. The album contained the hits "Two for the Show", and "Santa Maria". The latter of the two hits was inspired from a trip by boat to Tugwell Island, near [[Prince Rupert, British Columbia]].
Bassist Harry Kalensky was replaced by Doni Underhill before the recording of Trooper's third studio album. ''[[Knock 'Em Dead Kid]]'', was released in 1977 and became the group's first Canadian Platinum record. This album contained the hits "We're Here for a Good Time (Not a Long Time)", and "Oh, Pretty Lady".
In 1978, ''[[Thick as Thieves (Trooper album)|Thick as Thieves]]'' went double-platinum and featured the group's only successful U.S. single,<ref>{{cite web | title= Billboard chart rankings| work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/charts/yearend_chart_index.jsp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060903144110/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/charts/yearend_chart_index.jsp|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 3, 2006}}</ref> "Raise A Little Hell". This album also contained the hits "Round, Round We Go" and "The Moment That It Takes", both of which were sung by keyboardist Frank Ludwig.
The band's 1979 album, ''[[Hot Shots (album)|Hot Shots]]'', broke all records for Canadian sales of a Canadian album, reaching Quadruple-Platinum status. ''Hot Shots'' was a greatest hits album containing original tracks of the most popular songs that had been released as singles for Trooper's first four studio albums, as well as a remixed version of "The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car".<ref>{{cite web | title=Ra McGuire's Site | work=ramcguire.com |url=http://ramcguire.com}}</ref> (originally released on ''[[Two for the Show (Trooper album)|Two for the Show]]'' in 1976), which became a hit single upon the release of ''Hot Shots''.
Trooper's fifth studio album, ''[[Flying Colors (Trooper album)|Flying Colors]]'', was released in 1979, and contained the hits "Three Dressed Up as a Nine" and "Janine", the band's highest-charting single to date, which pushed the album to attain Double-Platinum status.
Also in 1979, Frank Ludwig left the band and was replaced by Rob Deans, who performed on the next two albums.
=== 1980s ===
In April 1980, Trooper was honoured with a [[Juno Awards of 1980|Juno Award]] for "[[Juno Award for Group of the Year|Group of the Year]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://junoawards.ca/awards/?from-year=1970&to-year=2016&nomination-category=&wins-only=no&artist=Trooper|title=Juno award winners and nominations|access-date=December 12, 2016|work=junoawards.ca}}</ref> Two of their albums (''[[Hot Shots (album)|Hot Shots]]'' and ''[[Flying Colors (Trooper album)|Flying Colors]]'', both released in 1979) were also nominated that year for "[[Juno Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]]".
Trooper's self-produced seventh album ''[[Untitled Trooper album|Untitled]]'' released in October 1980, and ''[[Money Talks Trooper (album)|Money Talks]]'' was released in 1982 and produced by [[Heart (band)|Heart]] producer Mike Flicker and released on the [[RCA]] Label.<ref>{{cite web | title=Bio at CanadianBands | work=CanadianBands.com | url=http://www.canadianbands.com/Trooper.html | access-date=November 19, 2006 | archive-date=October 20, 2006 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061020153912/http://www.canadianbands.com/Trooper.html | url-status=dead }}</ref>
In 1980, Trooper severed their artist–producer relationship with [[Randy Bachman]].
In 1983, Tommy Stewart left the band and was replaced on drums by Marc LaFrance.
In October 1985, bassist John Dryden and drummer Ronnie Baran joined the band replacing Doni Underhill and Marc LaFrance respectively.
In 1986, Trooper was without a permanent keyboardist, and Frank Ludwig re-joined the band as a temporary replacement on their summer tour.
''[[The Last of the Gypsies Trooper (album)|The Last of the Gypsies]]'' was released in 1989 on the band's self-owned ''Great Pacific Records'' label and distributed by [[Warner Music Canada]]. This was Trooper's first studio album in six years, and was certified Canadian Gold. It appeared on the RPM Top 100 Albums chart that year.<ref>[http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=4952& "RPM Top 100 Albums"]. ''RPM Magazine'' Volume 50, No. October 24, 14, 1989.</ref> It contained the hits "Boy With the Beat", and "The Best Way (to Hold A Man)".
=== 1990s ===
''[[Ten Trooper (album)|Ten]]'', released in 1991, contained the regional hit "American Dream", and was the group's tenth studio album.
Drummer John Stoltz played with the band from 1990 to 1995, when Lance Chalmers took his place and played with the band for eight years. In 1995, [[Gogo (Canadian musician)|Gogo]] replaced Blaine Smith, becoming Trooper's keyboardist and in 1996, bassist Scott Brown joined the band. Both Gogo and Brown continue to tour and perform with Trooper today.
In 1998, Trooper guest starred on ''[[This Hour Has 22 Minutes]]'' ''[[This Hour Has 22 Minutes: News Year '98|New Year's Special]]''. Their songs were also played in numerous episodes of ''22 Minutes'' throughout the 8th season (2000–01).
At the 1999 [[SOCAN]] Awards, Trooper songwriters Brian Smith and Ra McGuire received SOCAN Classic Awards for "We're Here for a Good Time" and "Santa Maria", presented for songs that have received over 100,000 documented radio plays, becoming deeply embedded in the fabric of Canadian radio and culture. [[Ra McGuire]] also received a Classic Award for the Trooper hit "Two for the Show".
=== 2000s ===
In 2001, ''Shot Spots'', a [[Punk rock|punk]] tribute to Trooper, was released on Visionary Records. It contains 30 Trooper songs performed by 30 Canadian punk bands ([[D.O.A. (band)|D.O.A.]], [[SNFU]], Dirty Bird, [[Dayglo Abortions]] and others) and an introduction by Canadian comedian [[Rick Mercer]]. As detailed in a four-page 2004 photo essay by Todd Korol in [[Maclean's]] Magazine and a two-page 2005 story in ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'' by [[Peter Cheney]], Trooper is still very active and popular as a touring band, performing as many as 100 shows a year across Canada.
Trooper songwriters Brian Smith and Ra McGuire received a fourth [[SOCAN]] Classic Award in 2005, for "Oh, Pretty Lady."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chartattack.com/news/2005/11/22/socan-honours-top-canadian-songs/ |title=SOCAN Honours Top Canadian Songs |publisher=Chart Attack |access-date=May 26, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140325060823/http://www.chartattack.com/news/2005/11/22/socan-honours-top-canadian-songs/ |archive-date=March 25, 2014 |url-status=usurped }}</ref>
In April 2006, Trooper singer and songwriter, [[Ra McGuire]], released his first book, published by [[Insomniac Press]], ''Here For a Good Time – On the Road With Trooper, Canada's Legendary Rock Band''.
In Fall 2006, drummer Clayton Hill joined the band, and continues to tour and perform with Trooper today.
=== 2010 onwards ===
2010 saw Trooper celebrating their 35th Anniversary – starting with their performance at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics Victory Ceremony on February 21, which was broadcast across Canada and the world on networks such as [[CTV Television Network|CTV]] and [[MuchMusic]], and ending with their performance on November 28 at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton for the 98th [[Grey Cup]], with shows throughout the year and coast to coast, many which broke attendance records.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.trooper.com/index.php?page=shows |title=Trooper Official Site – Canadian rock band |publisher=Trooper.com |access-date=May 26, 2014}}</ref>
Trooper's first official compilation album ''[[Hits From 10 Albums]]'' was released on July 1, 2010. The totally updated and re-mastered collection featured songs spanning the entirety of their recording career. John Kereiff of Gonzo Magazine called it "THE summer album of 2010."<ref>[http://www.gonzomagazine.ca/rockdoc.html Gonzo Magazine]{{dead link|date=May 2014}}</ref> [[Universal Music Canada|Universal Music]]'s official Press Release named Trooper as "one of Canada's top five selling bands of all time".
On August 11, 2010, the members of Trooper enjoyed a private tour of the Gatineau Preservation Centre to see where [[Library and Archives Canada]] houses its collected Trooper archives. The Trooper archives consist of 401 photographs and a stack of textual records such as financial records, which McGuire and Smith donated in 2004, hoping to provide some insight to the Canadian music industry of the '70s and '80s. McGuire, "now 60, bald, and bespectacled" had a chance to laugh when he read aloud from an old [[Toronto Sun]] clipping among the collection which described McGuire as "a new teen idol." The band later made another donation to the archive, including some of their early demo recordings, lyrics sheets, and master tapes.<ref name="archives">{{cite web|url=https://www.pressreader.com/canada/ottawa-citizen/20100813/285782829944753 |title=Trooper records here for a long time |work= Ottawa Citizen|date=August 13, 2010|access-date=March 1, 2019}}</ref>
The band has also donated the massive 32-foot sign bearing Trooper's logo, complete with strobe-lit stars once used to illuminate their shows, to the [[Canadian Museum of Civilization]].<ref name="archives" />
In 2012, [[Ra McGuire]] and [[Brian Smith (Canadian musician)|Brian Smith]] were presented with the [[SOCAN]] National Achievement Award, which is presented to members who have had outstanding success, predominantly in the Canadian music industry, over the span of their career. They also received three SOCAN Classic Awards for "Raise a Little Hell", "General Hand Grenade", and "Janine".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry/publishing/bruce-cockburn-trooper-deadmau5-honored-1008020102.story |title=Bruce Cockburn, Trooper, Deadmau5 Honored at 2012 SOCAN Awards Gala | Billboard |publisher=Billboard.biz |date=November 20, 2012 |access-date=May 26, 2014 |archive-date=November 22, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121122035508/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry/publishing/bruce-cockburn-trooper-deadmau5-honored-1008020102.story |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.socan.ca/news/bruce-cockburn-trooper-deadmau5-be-honoured-23rd-annual-socan-awards-gala |title=Bruce Cockburn, Trooper, deadmau5 to be Honoured at 23rd Annual SOCAN Awards Gala | SOCAN |publisher=Socan.ca |date=November 12, 2012 |access-date=May 26, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140905163027/http://www.socan.ca/news/bruce-cockburn-trooper-deadmau5-be-honoured-23rd-annual-socan-awards-gala |archive-date=September 5, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
In November 2019, [[Brian Smith (Canadian musician)|Brian Smith]] was presented with the Fraser Valley Music Lifetime Achievement Award.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aldergrovestar.com/entertainment/troopers-co-founder-brian-smith-earns-first-ever-fraser-valley-music-lifetime-achievement-award/ |title=Trooper's co-founder Brian Smith earns first ever Fraser Valley Music Lifetime Achievement Award; Aldergrove Star |publisher=Aldergrove Star |date=November 10, 2019 |access-date=May 19, 2020}}</ref>
In November 2021, founding members [[Ra McGuire]] and [[Brian Smith (Canadian musician)|Brian Smith]] announced their retirement.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.surreynowleader.com/entertainment/rock-band-trooper-to-carry-on-without-founding-members-mcguire-smith/|title = Rock band Trooper to carry on without founding members McGuire, Smith|date = November 8, 2021}}</ref>
On May 18, 2023 at the [[National Music Centre]] in [[Calgary]], [[Alberta]], Trooper was inducted into the [[Canadian Music Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Benchetrit |first=Jenna |title=These are the inductees of the Canadian Music Hall of Fame|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/canadian-music-hall-of-fame-class-of-2023-1.6848838|access-date=2023-05-19|website=[[CBC News|CBC]]|language=en}}</ref> Trooper was also inducted into [[Canada's Walk of Fame]] at the Rock of Fame event on September 28, 2023 at Massey Hall, Toronto.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Canada's Walk of Fame: Trooper|url=https://www.canadaswalkoffame.com/inductee/trooper|access-date=2023-10-10|website=[[Canada's Walk of Fame]]|language=en}}</ref>
Trooper was inducted into the [[BC Entertainment Hall of Fame]] and unveiled their StarWalk star in front of the [[Commodore Ballroom]] in Vancouver B.C. on September 6, 2024. Twenty former and current band members attended.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rebecca |date=2024-09-11 |title=Trooper |url=https://bcentertainmenthalloffame.com/trooper/ |access-date=2024-09-24 |website=BC ENTERTAINMENT HALL OF FAME |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ip |first=Stephanie |date=September 6, 2024 |title=Trooper inducted into B.C.'s Entertainment Hall of Fame in fan ceremony |url=https://vancouversun.com/entertainment/trooper-bc-entertainment-hall-of-frame-starwalk |access-date=2024-09-24 |website=Vancouver Sun}}</ref>
With Smith and McGuire's encouragement and blessing, Trooper continues to perform with [[Gogo (Canadian musician)|Gogo]]<!-- Artist goes by last name only -->, [[Scott Brown (bassist)|Scott Brown]], and Clayton Hill, the longest running members of the band. Longtime west coast musician and Trooper guitar tech Steve Crane takes the lead guitar position, and international recording artist [[Paul Laine]] performs lead vocals.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.trooper.com/index.php?page=band |title=Trooper Official Site – Canadian rock band |publisher=Trooper.com |access-date=July 8, 2024}}</ref>
== Members ==
=== Current members ===
* [[Gogo (Canadian musician)|Gogo]] – keyboards, harmonica, acoustic guitar <!-- Artist goes by last name only --> (1995–present)
* [[Scott Brown (bassist)|Scott Brown]] – bass (1996–present)
* Clayton Hill – drums (2006–present)
* Steve Crane – guitar (2021–present)
* [[Paul Laine]] – vocals (2024–present)
=== Former members ===
* [[Ra McGuire]] – vocals, harmonica, acoustic guitar (founding member, 1975-2021)
* [[Brian Smith (Canadian musician)|Brian Smith]] – guitar (founding member, 1975-2021)
* Tommy Stewart – drums (1975-1983)<ref name=JamBio>{{cite web | url=https://canpopencyclopedia.home.blog/t/#Trooper | title=Trooper | date=March 14, 2019 | publisher=The Canadian Pop Encyclopedia | access-date=August 14, 2023 }}</ref>
* Harry Kalensky – bass (1975-1976)<ref name=JamBio />
* Frank Ludwig – keyboards (1976-1979)<ref name=JamBio />
* Doni Underhill – bass (1976-1985)<ref name=JamBio />
* Rob Deans – keyboards (1979-1986)<ref name=JamBio />
* Marc LaFrance – drums (1983-1985)
* Ronnie Baran – drums (1985-1988)
* John Dryden – bass (1985-1992)
* Richard Sera – keyboards (1988)
* Aaron Anderson – drums (1989)
* Blaine Smith – keyboards (1987-1995)<ref name=JamBio />
* Larry Church – bass (1989-1992)<ref name=JamBio />
* Mike Schmidt – drums (1988-1989)<ref name=JamBio />
* John Stoltz – drums (1989-1990, 1990-1992)
* Skip Prest – guitar (1992)
* Tony Ferraro – drums (1990)
* Timothy B. Hewitt – bass (1992-1996)
* Lance Chalmers – drums (1995-2002)<ref name=JamBio />
* Frankie Baker – drums (2003-2006)<ref name=JamBio />
* David Steele – vocals (2022-2024)
==== Timeline ====
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== Discography ==
=== Studio albums ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"| Title
! rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"| Details
!| Peak chart<br />positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:160px;"| [[Music recording sales certification|Certifications]]
|- style="font-size:smaller;"
! style="width:45px;"| [[RPM (magazine)|CAN]]
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Trooper (album)|Trooper]]''
|
* Release date: July 1, 1975
* Label: [[MCA Records|MCA]]
| 60
|
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Two for the Show (Trooper album)|Two for the Show]]''
|
* Release date: June 26, 1976
* Label: MCA
| 80
|
*CAN: Platinum<ref name="musicanada">{{cite web|url=https://musiccanada.com/gold-platinum/?_gp_search=trooper|title=Gold and Platinum|work=Musiccanada.com|publisher=Music Canada|access-date=May 19, 2020}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Knock 'Em Dead Kid]]''
|
* Release date: June 8, 1977
* Label: MCA
| 42
|
*CAN: Platinum<ref name="musicanada" />
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Thick as Thieves (Trooper album)|Thick as Thieves]]''
|
* Release date: June 19, 1978
* Label: MCA
| 17
|
*CAN: 2× Platinum<ref name="musicanada" />
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Flying Colors (Trooper album)|Flying Colors]]''
|
* Release date: September 4, 1979
* Label: MCA
| 7
|
*CAN: 2× Platinum<ref name="musicanada" />
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Untitled Trooper album|Untitled]]''
|
* Release date: October 4, 1980
* Label: MCA
| 63
|
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Money Talks (Trooper album)|Money Talks]]''
|
* Release date: April 1, 1982
* Label: [[RCA Records|RCA]]
| 39
|
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[The Last of the Gypsies (Trooper album)|The Last of the Gypsies]]''
|
* Release date: May 29, 1989
* Label: Great Pacific Records
| 43
|
*CAN: Gold<ref name="musicanada" />
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Ten (Trooper album)|Ten]]''
|
* Release date: June 5, 1991
* Label: Great Pacific Records
| 52
|
|}
=== Compilation albums ===
At least one unauthorized compilation album has been released featuring Trooper's hits. Trooper's second official compilation album was released on July 1, 2010, celebrating the band's 35th anniversary.
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"| Title
! rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"| Details
!| Peak chart<br />positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:160px;"| [[Music recording sales certification|Certifications]]
|- style="font-size:smaller;"
! style="width:45px;"| [[RPM (magazine)|CAN]]
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Hot Shots (album)|Hot Shots]]''
|
* Release date: March 5, 1979
* Label: MCA
* Reissue release date: July 17, 2020
* Label: [[Universal Music Canada]]
| 2
|
*CAN: 6× Platinum<ref name="musicanada" />
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Hits from 10 Albums]]''
|
* Release date: July 1, 2010
* Label: [[Universal Music Canada]]
| 75
|
|}
=== Singles ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Single
! colspan="2"| Peak chart positions
! rowspan="2"| Album
|- style="font-size:smaller;"
! style="width:35px;"| [[RPM (magazine)|CAN]]
! style="width:35px;"| [[Billboard Hot 100|US]]
|-
| 1975
| style="text-align:left;"| "Baby Woncha Please Come Home"
| 45
| —
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"| ''Trooper''
|-
| rowspan="3"| 1976
| style="text-align:left;"| "General Hand Grenade"
| 14
| —
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| "Two for the Show"
| 32
| —
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"| ''Two for the Show''
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| "Santa Maria"
| 35
| —
|-
| 1977
| style="text-align:left;"| "[[We're Here for a Good Time (Not a Long Time)]]"
| 43
| —
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"| ''Knock 'Em Dead Kid''
|-
| rowspan="3"| 1978
| style="text-align:left;"| "Oh, Pretty Lady"
| 42
| —
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| "[[Raise a Little Hell]]"
| 27
| 59
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="3"| ''Thick as Thieves''
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| "Round, Round We Go"
| 22
| —
|-
| rowspan="3"| 1979
| style="text-align:left;"| "The Moment That It Takes"
| 14
| —
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| "The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car"
| 25
| —
| style="text-align:left;"| ''Hot Shots''
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| "3 Dressed Up as 9"
| 24
| —
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="3"| ''Flying Colors''
|-
| rowspan="5"| 1980
| style="text-align:left;"| "Janine"
| 7
| —
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| "Good Clean Fun"
| 81
| —
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| "Real Canadians"
| —
| —
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="3"| ''Untitled''
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| "Are You Still My Baby"
| —
| —
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| "Laura"
| —
| —
|-
| rowspan="4"| 1982
| style="text-align:left;"| "Only a Fool"
| 44
| —
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="4"| ''Money Talks''
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| "Money Talks"
| —
| —
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| "Ready for the Nite"
| —
| —
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| "Could've Been Me"
| —
| —
|-
| rowspan="3"| 1989
| style="text-align:left;"| "Boy with a Beat"
| 33
| —
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="3"| ''The Last of the Gypsies''
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| "The Best Way (to Hold a Man)"
| 70
| —
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| "Thin White Line"
| —
| —
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1991
| style="text-align:left;"| "The American Dream"
| 26
| —
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"| ''Ten''
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| "Kids in Love"
| —
| —
|-
|}
== See also ==
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* [[Canadian rock]]
* [[Music of Canada]]
* [[Music of Vancouver]]
* [[:Category:Canadian rock music groups]]
* [[List of Canadian musicians]]
* [[List of bands from Canada]]
* [[List of bands from British Columbia]]
== References ==
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== External links ==
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* {{discogs artist|Trooper (4)}}
* {{imdb name|1719469}}
*[https://canadianbands.com/artists/trooper/ Bio at CanadianBands.com]
* [https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/trooper-emc Article at thecanadianencyclopedia.ca]
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