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           1970    1972    1974    1976    1978    1980    1982    1984    1986    1988    1990    1992    1994    1996    1998
Ada          0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  22 141 140 145 185 258 244 384 439 562 736 452 658 389 279 263 141  91  57  37  31
Algol       16  15  16  11   9  13  17  19  13  11   7  12   2   9   4   2   4   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0
APL         13  20   4  13  11  13   9  14  21   9  11  17   4  18  18  14  16  12   8  13   8   5   4   7   9   2   3   2   2   4
Assembly     7   2   2   09   4   36   3   4  11 6 12  5 7  413  17 9 20  3 9 15 12 17 12 15 33 12 43 14 38  834  1139  1022  25 9 28 12 20  723  1114  1221  19 6 11 12 21  917  1019
AWK          0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2   5   8   3   5   7   3   3   5   9   7   4   5
BASIC       19  31  44  55  65  56  46  61  73  49  96 132 196 218 214 233 186 127 107  77  78  59  87  92  73  78  73  84  73  75
BCPL         0   0   1   1   2   1   1   1   5   2   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Caml         0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   1   1   0   0   1   2
COBOL       18  23  15  20  30  21  40  36  48  31  27  46  31  44  44  35  19  22  22  28  25  24  15   7  18   9  16  42  11  14
COMAL        0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C            9  12  11  11  13  23  20  27  38  27  30  48  73  83 130 170 196 278 265 259 370 352 376 498 517 582 465 469 513 392
dBase        0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2   3   2   4   3   2   2   4   2   3   4   2   0   1   0
Eiffel       0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2   1   2   1   4   4   5   4   7   1   2   1
Forth        0   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0   1   2   8  12  11  11  12  13   3   9   7   5   2   2   8   1   1   0   2   2
FORTRAN     65  63  60  56  59  69  72  91  79  64  60  48  55  44  73  72  68  55  49  81  39  43  38  36  46  36  30  29  20  17
FoxPro       0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   1   3   3   1   3   2   3   1   1
Lisp         3  10   9  14  17  16  20  26  19  16  26  38  23  26  54  57  73  94  46  76  72  43  33  37  31  17  17   8  11   6
Logo         0   2   2   5   4   0   0   0   1   1   3   1   3  36  57  37  59  30  36  32  51  31  25  20  23  29  19  16  21  19
MIMIC        1   0   2   1   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
ML           0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   1   2   7   9  14   1   9  10  11  16
Modula-2     0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   5   3  14  12  13   9  12   9   8   3   1   9   1   0   0   0   0
Modula-3     0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   1   2   0   1   0
Oberon       0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   8   5   1   5   6   3   4   2   2   0
Occam        0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2  11   6  11  20  35  19  19  19  13  15  11   8   8   2   4   5
Pascal       0   0   0   2  15   6  19  13  34  30  56  60  62 128  90 109 101 125 105  98  99  85  60  68  46  32  28  17  24  15
Perl         0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4   0   3   9  14  30  37
PL-11        0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
PL/C         0   0   0   2   4   0   1   0   1   0   2   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
PL/I         7  17  16  16  15   9   7  10  15   8   5   6  13   3   3   6   2   2   2   0   1   2   0   0   2   1   0   1   1   0
Postscript   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   9   0   6   5   3   0   0   1   1   1   0   1
Prolog       0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   4   8  12  31  43  77  89  68  53  70  62  44  71  43  22  30  16  17   9
REXX         0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   1   0   4   1   3   5   5   3   2   2   2   0
Scheme       0   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   4   3   4   4   2   2  10  16   5   2   6   6  11   8   4   6
sed          0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   0   0
Simula       0   0   0   0   3   6   3   2   2   9  14   3   4   0   0   0   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   1   0   0
Smalltalk    0   0   0   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   2   2   4   6   3   8   4   8   6  12   5  14  20  19  11   6   9  12
tcl          0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3   1   2   2

Graphing the top-eleven languages (by overall citationspublications) per year gives:

           1970    1972    1974    1976    1978    1980    1982    1984    1986    1988    1990    1992    1994    1996    1998
Ada          0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  22 141 140 145 185 258 244 384 439 562 736 452 658 389 279 263 141  91  57  37  31
Algol       16  15  16  11   9  13  17  19  13  11   7  12   2   9   4   2   4   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0
APL         13  20   4  13  11  13   9  14  21   9  11  17   4  18  18  14  16  12   8  13   8   5   4   7   9   2   3   2   2   4
Assembly     7   2   2   0   4   3   3   4   6   5   4   9   3  15  17  15  12  14   8  11  10   9  12   7  11  12   6  12   9  10
AWK          0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2   5   8   3   5   7   3   3   5   9   7   4   5
BASIC       19  31  44  55  65  56  46  61  73  49  96 132 196 218 214 233 186 127 107  77  78  59  87  92  73  78  73  84  73  75
BCPL         0   0   1   1   2   1   1   1   5   2   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Caml         0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   1   1   0   0   1   2
COBOL       18  23  15  20  30  21  40  36  48  31  27  46  31  44  44  35  19  22  22  28  25  24  15   7  18   9  16  42  11  14
COMAL        0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C            9  12  11  11  13  23  20  27  38  27  30  48  73  83 130 170 196 278 265 259 370 352 376 498 517 582 465 469 513 392
Eiffel       0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2   1   2   1   4   4   5   4   7   1   2   1
Forth        0   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0   1   2   8  12  11  11  12  13   3   9   7   5   2   2   8   1   1   0   2   2
FORTRAN     65  63  60  56  59  69  72  91  79  64  60  48  55  44  73  72  68  55  49  81  39  43  38  36  46  36  30  29  20  17
FoxPro       0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   1   3   3   1   3   2   3   1   1
Lisp         3  10   9  14  17  16  20  26  19  16  26  38  23  26  54  57  73  94  46  76  72  43  33  37  31  17  17   8  11   6
Logo         0   2   2   5   4   0   0   0   1   1   3   1   3  36  57  37  59  30  36  32  51  31  25  20  23  29  19  16  21  19
MIMIC        1   0   2   1   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
ML           0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   1   2   7   9  14   1   9  10  11  16
Modula-2     0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   5   3  14  12  13   9  12   9   8   3   1   9   1   0   0   0   0
Modula-3     0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   1   2   0   1   0
Oberon       0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   8   5   1   5   6   3   4   2   2   0
Occam        0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2  11   6  11  20  35  19  19  19  13  15  11   8   8   2   4   5
Pascal       0   0   0   2  15   6  19  13  34  30  56  60  62 128  90 109 101 125 105  98  99  85  60  68  46  32  28  17  24  15
Perl         0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4   0   3   9  14  30  37
PL-11        0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
PL/C         0   0   0   2   4   0   1   0   1   0   2   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
PL/I         7  17  16  16  15   9   7  10  15   8   5   6  13   3   3   6   2   2   2   0   1   2   0   0   2   1   0   1   1   0
Postscript   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   9   0   6   5   3   0   0   1   1   1   0   1
Prolog       0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   4   8  12  31  43  77  89  68  53  70  62  44  71  43  22  30  16  17   9
REXX         0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   1   0   4   1   3   5   5   3   2   2   2   0
Scheme       0   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   4   3   4   4   2   2  10  16   5   2   6   6  11   8   4   6
sed          0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   0   0
Simula       0   0   0   0   3   6   3   2   2   9  14   3   4   0   0   0   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   1   0   0
Smalltalk    0   0   0   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   2   2   4   6   3   8   4   8   6  12   5  14  20  19  11   6   9  12
tcl          0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3   1   2   2

Graphing the top-eleven languages (by overall citations) per year gives:

           1970    1972    1974    1976    1978    1980    1982    1984    1986    1988    1990    1992    1994    1996    1998
Ada          0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  22 141 140 145 185 258 244 384 439 562 736 452 658 389 279 263 141  91  57  37  31
Algol       16  15  16  11   9  13  17  19  13  11   7  12   2   9   4   2   4   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0
APL         13  20   4  13  11  13   9  14  21   9  11  17   4  18  18  14  16  12   8  13   8   5   4   7   9   2   3   2   2   4
Assembly     9   4   6   3  11  12   7  13  17  20   9  12  12  33  43  38  34  39  22  25  28  20  23  14  21  19  11  21  17  19
AWK          0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2   5   8   3   5   7   3   3   5   9   7   4   5
BASIC       19  31  44  55  65  56  46  61  73  49  96 132 196 218 214 233 186 127 107  77  78  59  87  92  73  78  73  84  73  75
BCPL         0   0   1   1   2   1   1   1   5   2   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Caml         0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   1   1   0   0   1   2
COBOL       18  23  15  20  30  21  40  36  48  31  27  46  31  44  44  35  19  22  22  28  25  24  15   7  18   9  16  42  11  14
COMAL        0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C            9  12  11  11  13  23  20  27  38  27  30  48  73  83 130 170 196 278 265 259 370 352 376 498 517 582 465 469 513 392
dBase        0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2   3   2   4   3   2   2   4   2   3   4   2   0   1   0
Eiffel       0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2   1   2   1   4   4   5   4   7   1   2   1
Forth        0   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0   1   2   8  12  11  11  12  13   3   9   7   5   2   2   8   1   1   0   2   2
FORTRAN     65  63  60  56  59  69  72  91  79  64  60  48  55  44  73  72  68  55  49  81  39  43  38  36  46  36  30  29  20  17
FoxPro       0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   1   3   3   1   3   2   3   1   1
Lisp         3  10   9  14  17  16  20  26  19  16  26  38  23  26  54  57  73  94  46  76  72  43  33  37  31  17  17   8  11   6
Logo         0   2   2   5   4   0   0   0   1   1   3   1   3  36  57  37  59  30  36  32  51  31  25  20  23  29  19  16  21  19
MIMIC        1   0   2   1   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
ML           0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   1   2   7   9  14   1   9  10  11  16
Modula-2     0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   5   3  14  12  13   9  12   9   8   3   1   9   1   0   0   0   0
Modula-3     0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   1   2   0   1   0
Oberon       0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   8   5   1   5   6   3   4   2   2   0
Occam        0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2  11   6  11  20  35  19  19  19  13  15  11   8   8   2   4   5
Pascal       0   0   0   2  15   6  19  13  34  30  56  60  62 128  90 109 101 125 105  98  99  85  60  68  46  32  28  17  24  15
Perl         0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4   0   3   9  14  30  37
PL-11        0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
PL/C         0   0   0   2   4   0   1   0   1   0   2   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
PL/I         7  17  16  16  15   9   7  10  15   8   5   6  13   3   3   6   2   2   2   0   1   2   0   0   2   1   0   1   1   0
Postscript   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   9   0   6   5   3   0   0   1   1   1   0   1
Prolog       0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   4   8  12  31  43  77  89  68  53  70  62  44  71  43  22  30  16  17   9
REXX         0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   1   0   4   1   3   5   5   3   2   2   2   0
Scheme       0   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   4   3   4   4   2   2  10  16   5   2   6   6  11   8   4   6
sed          0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   0   0
Simula       0   0   0   0   3   6   3   2   2   9  14   3   4   0   0   0   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   1   0   0
Smalltalk    0   0   0   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   2   2   4   6   3   8   4   8   6  12   5  14  20  19  11   6   9  12
tcl          0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3   1   2   2

Graphing the top-eleven languages (by overall publications) per year gives:

Added graph of top-eleven languages by year.

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Graphing the top-eleven languages (by overall citations) per year gives:

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Below is an attempt of ranking 'popularity' of programming languages invented in the 1980s or earlier by searching for "language programming" on worldcat. The table lists how many library items exist per year. C and C++, e.g., can unfortunately not be distinguished in this search, and there are also false positives, considering that C's first release year is 1972.

           1970    1972    1974    1976    1978    1980    1982    1984    1986    1988    1990    1992    1994    1996    1998
Ada          0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  22 141 140 145 185 258 244 384 439 562 736 452 658 389 279 263 141  91  57  37  31
Algol       16  15  16  11   9  13  17  19  13  11   7  12   2   9   4   2   4   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0
APL         13  20   4  13  11  13   9  14  21   9  11  17   4  18  18  14  16  12   8  13   8   5   4   7   9   2   3   2   2   4
Assembly     7   2   2   0   4   3   3   4   6   5   4   9   3  15  17  15  12  14   8  11  10   9  12   7  11  12   6  12   9  10
AWK          0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2   5   8   3   5   7   3   3   5   9   7   4   5
BASIC       19  31  44  55  65  56  46  61  73  49  96 132 196 218 214 233 186 127 107  77  78  59  87  92  73  78  73  84  73  75
BCPL         0   0   1   1   2   1   1   1   5   2   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Caml         0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   1   1   0   0   1   2
COBOL       18  23  15  20  30  21  40  36  48  31  27  46  31  44  44  35  19  22  22  28  25  24  15   7  18   9  16  42  11  14
COMAL        0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C            9  12  11  11  13  23  20  27  38  27  30  48  73  83 130 170 196 278 265 259 370 352 376 498 517 582 465 469 513 392
Eiffel       0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2   1   2   1   4   4   5   4   7   1   2   1
Forth        0   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0   1   2   8  12  11  11  12  13   3   9   7   5   2   2   8   1   1   0   2   2
FORTRAN     65  63  60  56  59  69  72  91  79  64  60  48  55  44  73  72  68  55  49  81  39  43  38  36  46  36  30  29  20  17
FoxPro       0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   1   3   3   1   3   2   3   1   1
Lisp         3  10   9  14  17  16  20  26  19  16  26  38  23  26  54  57  73  94  46  76  72  43  33  37  31  17  17   8  11   6
Logo         0   2   2   5   4   0   0   0   1   1   3   1   3  36  57  37  59  30  36  32  51  31  25  20  23  29  19  16  21  19
MIMIC        1   0   2   1   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
ML           0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   1   2   7   9  14   1   9  10  11  16
Modula-2     0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   5   3  14  12  13   9  12   9   8   3   1   9   1   0   0   0   0
Modula-3     0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   1   2   0   1   0
Oberon       0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   8   5   1   5   6   3   4   2   2   0
Occam        0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2  11   6  11  20  35  19  19  19  13  15  11   8   8   2   4   5
Pascal       0   0   0   2  15   6  19  13  34  30  56  60  62 128  90 109 101 125 105  98  99  85  60  68  46  32  28  17  24  15
Perl         0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4   0   3   9  14  30  37
PL-11        0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
PL/C         0   0   0   2   4   0   1   0   1   0   2   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
PL/I         7  17  16  16  15   9   7  10  15   8   5   6  13   3   3   6   2   2   2   0   1   2   0   0   2   1   0   1   1   0
Postscript   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   9   0   6   5   3   0   0   1   1   1   0   1
Prolog       0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   4   8  12  31  43  77  89  68  53  70  62  44  71  43  22  30  16  17   9
REXX         0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   1   0   4   1   3   5   5   3   2   2   2   0
Scheme       0   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   4   3   4   4   2   2  10  16   5   2   6   6  11   8   4   6
sed          0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   0   0
Simula       0   0   0   0   3   6   3   2   2   9  14   3   4   0   0   0   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   1   0   0
Smalltalk    0   0   0   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   2   2   4   6   3   8   4   8   6  12   5  14  20  19  11   6   9  12
tcl          0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3   1   2   2

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