Visual Basic (Score 1)

If VB has one thing going for it, it is ease of use. Having hardly paid any attention in class for the last two years of my HS Computer Science class, I have been able to get by (with a 95% or so) mainly by reading the help files. Obviously, efficiency isn't a forte, but that doesn't seem to be important in North American culture (ie: SUVs, Windows, etc.)

As for Java, I can only speak for what I know, but it seems to be getting some attention at the university level. A local university teaches nothing but Java for 1st-year Computer Science students. Perhaps the exposure is gaining it popularity.