Its that time again (suggest a language)

What's the best language for a complete beginner to pick up and learn?

I'm able to read through sources in various languages and understand whats happening on a fundamental level.

I want to learn a language over the next 3~5 months and i cant make any informed desicions on which.

Suggest the language best suited to an entry level programmer.

IN BEFORE SHITSTORM

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What compiler do you recomend?

Im stuck on a windows machine atm, my wife blatantly refuses to figure out linux (not that KDE was all that different from what she was used to, but it had no ZOMG WHERES MY ITUNES, HOW DO I TRANSFER OVER SONGS TO MY PROPRIETRY FORMAT SONY ATRAC MACHINE) the usual compatability bullshit.

So GCC + nix is out :(

Recomend me a decent c++ compiler that isnt from bloodshed.net