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Atlas was considered on CD1 with Brian May in the 1999/2000 era. Between that and 2008, we don't know what else was going on, but Axl chose to not include it on CD1. We already got 4/5 NITL tracks before Atlas. So I think it's safe to assume that the song wasn't high in priority so far. I don't see any reason on why that would change. Sure, it's one we know it have more vocals, but that's only the assumption from known dated information. Also, we knew  Monsters existed with vocals, but we didn't know The General had it too. Remember, what we thought was The General was actually Monsters. We only had Sebastian Bach information regarding The General and that's debatable if he was actually referring to Monsters. We also know that Robin worked on a Steve Ray Vaughan-esque solo in another song that we don't know much about it or if it was actually one of the songs we got already. I remember back in 2006 Axl told that Richard was recording a track for a song that wouldn't come out in CD. Again, we just don't know.  Sure Atlas could very well be released like you said. But as far as I know, the only evidence I got so far was that Monsters had the NITL treatment. Last year we had a very unreliable rumor of Atlas being the next single, but that was it.  Personally, I don't care for it. I like Brian May's (and Robin's) solo, I like the tone changes and drums, but I don't like the chorus.

Yeah, that’s what I love about these guys. They’re always trying new things and releasing a lot of music. Duff in particular. That dude has put out a ton of music outside of Guns. 

Probably he means the US rock charts?

I never listened to that record in full  But I remembering there was at least one good track on it, We Belong Dead. 

Seems to be at number 98, new entry to me, unless I'm missing something...... https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/